Registering client data on signal manager side andreceiving it in signal handler

Registering client data on signal manager side andreceiving it in signal handler

Post by Cute Pand » Sat, 04 Dec 1999 04:00:00



Hi friend,

     Can applicaiton register client data on signal manager side and then
get that
client data in signal handler ?

     In the signal handler,

void my_sig_hdler(int sig_num, void *client_data)
{
.....
.....

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     Is this feasible ?  please help, thanks!
 
 
 

Registering client data on signal manager side andreceiving it in signal handler

Post by Alex Verst » Sun, 05 Dec 1999 04:00:00



>      Can applicaiton register client data on signal manager side and then
> get that
> client data in signal handler ?

>      In the signal handler,

> void my_sig_hdler(int sig_num, void *client_data)
> {
> .....
> .....

> }

>      Is this feasible ?  please help, thanks!

Signals are not for transfering data.  Data is transferred
through pipes, fifos, sockets, and shared memory.  The
answer to your question is no.

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