usr/man/man2/sigreturn.2

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.TH SIGRETURN 2 "June 30, 1985"
.UC 6
.SH NAME
sigreturn \- return from signal
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <signal.h>
.PP
.B struct       sigcontext {
.B      int     sc_onstack;
.B      int     sc_mask;
.B      int     sc_sp;
.B      int     sc_fp;
.B      int     sc_ap;
.B      int     sc_pc;
.B      int     sc_ps;
.B };
.PP
.B sigreturn(scp);
.B struct sigcontext *scp;
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Sigreturn
allows users to atomically unmask, switch stacks,
and return from a signal context.
The processes signal mask and stack status are
restored from the context.
The system call does not return;
the users stack pointer, frame pointer, argument pointer,
and processor status longword are restored from the context.
Execution resumes at the specified pc.
This system call is used by the trampoline code, and
.IR longjmp (3)
when returning from a signal to the previously executing program.
.SH NOTES
This system call is not available in 4.2BSD,
hence it should not be used if backward compatibility is needed.
.SH "RETURN VALUE
If successful, the system call does not return.
Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned and
.I errno
is set to indicate the error.
.SH ERRORS
.I Sigreturn
will fail and the process context will remain unchanged
if one of the following occurs.
.TP 15
[EFAULT]
.I Scp
points to memory that is not a valid part of the process
address space.
.TP
[EINVAL]
The process status longword is invalid or would improperly
raise the privilege level of the process.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sigvec(2), setjmp(3)