coregrind/pub_core_signals.h

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/*
   This file is part of Valgrind, a dynamic binary instrumentation
   framework.

   Copyright (C) 2000-2005 Julian Seward
      jseward@acm.org

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
   License, or (at your option) any later version.

   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
   General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
   02111-1307, USA.

   The GNU General Public License is contained in the file COPYING.
*/

#ifndef __PUB_CORE_SIGNALS_H
#define __PUB_CORE_SIGNALS_H

//--------------------------------------------------------------------
// PURPOSE: This module implements all the signal handling stuff.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------

/* Highest signal the kernel will let us use */
extern Int VG_(max_signal);

extern void VG_(sigstartup_actions) ( void );

/* Poll a thread's set of pending signals, and update the Thread's
   context to deliver one (viz, create signal frames if needed) */
extern void VG_(poll_signals) ( ThreadId );

/* Fake system calls for signal handling. */
extern SysRes VG_(do_sys_sigaltstack) ( ThreadId tid, vki_stack_t* ss,
                                                      vki_stack_t* oss );
extern SysRes VG_(do_sys_sigaction)   ( Int signo, 
                                        const struct vki_sigaction *new_act, 
                                        struct vki_sigaction *old_act );
extern SysRes VG_(do_sys_sigprocmask) ( ThreadId tid, Int how, 
                                        vki_sigset_t* set,
                                        vki_sigset_t* oldset );

extern void VG_(clear_out_queued_signals) 
                  ( ThreadId tid, /* OUT */ vki_sigset_t* saved_mask );

extern void VG_(kill_self)(Int sigNo);

/* These function synthesize a fault, as if the running instruction
   had had a fault.  These functions do not return - they longjmp back
   into the scheduler so the signal can be delivered. */
extern void VG_(synth_fault)        (ThreadId tid);
extern void VG_(synth_fault_mapping)(ThreadId tid, Addr addr);
extern void VG_(synth_fault_perms)  (ThreadId tid, Addr addr);
extern void VG_(synth_sigill)       (ThreadId tid, Addr addr);

/* Extend the stack to cover addr, if possible */
extern Bool VG_(extend_stack)(Addr addr, UInt maxsize);

/* Returns True if the signal is OK for the client to use */
extern Bool VG_(client_signal_OK)(Int sigNo);

/* Forces the client's signal handler to SIG_DFL - generally just
   before using that signal to kill the process. */
extern void VG_(set_default_handler)(Int sig);

#endif   // __PUB_CORE_SIGNALS_H

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