Module nix::sys::signal

Operating system signals.

Re-exports

pub use self::Signal::*;

aio or signal

Structs

SaFlagssignal

Controls the behavior of a SigAction

SigActionsignal

Action to take on receipt of a signal. Corresponds to sigaction.

SigEventaio or signal

Used to request asynchronous notification of the completion of certain events, such as POSIX AIO and timers.

SigSetsignal

Specifies a set of Signals that may be blocked, waited for, etc.

SigSetItersignal

Iterator for a SigSet.

SignalIteratorsignal

Iterate through all signals defined by this operating system

Enums

SigHandlersignal

A signal handler.

SigevNotifyaio or signal

Specifies the notification method used by a SigEvent

SigmaskHowsignal

Specifies how certain functions should manipulate a signal mask

Signalaio or signal

Types of operating system signals

Constants

SIGIOTsignal

Alias for SIGABRT

SIGPOLLsignal

Alias for SIGIO

SIGUNUSEDsignal

Alias for SIGSYS

Functions

killsignal

Send a signal to a process

killpgsignal

Send a signal to a process group

pthread_sigmasksignal

Manages the signal mask (set of blocked signals) for the calling thread.

raisesignal

Send a signal to the current thread

sigaction^⚠signal

Changes the action taken by a process on receipt of a specific signal.

signal^⚠signal

Signal management (see signal(3p))

sigprocmasksignal

Examine and change blocked signals.

Type Definitions

type_of_thread_idaio or signal

Identifies a thread for SigevNotify::SigevThreadId