06-23-2008
Normally, coders test for division by zero in the function and take corrective action to the values before SIGFPE hits the process. Not after.
With your method, you will need global pointers to the problem value(s), but how do you expect to correct the problem? You have already gone past the division step. Call the function again from the signal handler? Then what happens? The code sets b=0 again and you get another SIGFPE, and you are back where you started.
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
bsd_signal
bsd_signal(3C) Standard C Library Functions bsd_signal(3C)
NAME
bsd_signal - simplified signal facilities
SYNOPSIS
#include <signal.h>
void (*bsd_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int)))(int);
DESCRIPTION
The bsd_signal() function provides a partially compatible interface for programs written to historical system interfaces (see USAGE below).
The function call bsd_signal(sig, func) has an effect as if implemented as:
void (*bsd_signal(int sig, void (*func)(int)))(int)
{
struct sigaction act, oact;
act.sa_handler = func;
act.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
sigaddset(&act.sa_mask, sig);
if (sigaction(sig, &act, &oact) == -1)
return(SIG_ERR);
return(oact.sa_handler);
}
The handler function should be declared:
void handler(int sig);
where sig is the signal number. The behavior is undefined if func is a function that takes more than one argument, or an argument of a
different type.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, bsd_signal() returns the previous action for sig. Otherwise, SIG_ERR is returned and errno is set to indicate
the error.
ERRORS
Refer to sigaction(2).
USAGE
This function is a direct replacement for the BSD signal(3UCB) function for simple applications that are installing a single-argument sig-
nal handler function. If a BSD signal handler function is being installed that expects more than one argument, the application has to be
modified to use sigaction(2). The bsd_signal() function differs from signal(3UCB) in that the SA_RESTART flag is set and the SA_RESETHAND
will be clear when bsd_signal() is used. The state of these flags is not specified for signal(3UCB).
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
sigaction(2), sigaddset(3C), sigemptyset(3C), signal(3UCB), attributes(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.10 24 Jul 2002 bsd_signal(3C)