_LONGJMP(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual _LONGJMP(3P)
PROLOG
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NAME
_longjmp, _setjmp -- non-local goto
SYNOPSIS
#include <setjmp.h>
void _longjmp(jmp_buf env, int val);
int _setjmp(jmp_buf env);
DESCRIPTION
The _longjmp() and _setjmp() functions shall be equivalent to longjmp() and setjmp(), respectively, with the additional restriction that
_longjmp() and _setjmp() shall not manipulate the signal mask.
If _longjmp() is called even though env was never initialized by a call to _setjmp(), or when the last such call was in a function that has
since returned, the results are undefined.
RETURN VALUE
Refer to longjmp() and setjmp().
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
If _longjmp() is executed and the environment in which _setjmp() was executed no longer exists, errors can occur. The conditions under
which the environment of the _setjmp() no longer exists include exiting the function that contains the _setjmp() call, and exiting an inner
block with temporary storage. This condition might not be detectable, in which case the _longjmp() occurs and, if the environment no longer
exists, the contents of the temporary storage of an inner block are unpredictable. This condition might also cause unexpected process ter-
mination. If the function has returned, the results are undefined.
Passing longjmp() a pointer to a buffer not created by setjmp(), passing _longjmp() a pointer to a buffer not created by _setjmp(), passing
siglongjmp() a pointer to a buffer not created by sigsetjmp(), or passing any of these three functions a buffer that has been modified by
the user can cause all the problems listed above, and more.
The _longjmp() and _setjmp() functions are included to support programs written to historical system interfaces. New applications should
use siglongjmp() and sigsetjmp() respectively.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
The _longjmp() and _setjmp() functions may be removed in a future version.
SEE ALSO
longjmp(), setjmp(), siglongjmp(), sigsetjmp()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <setjmp.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Stan-
dard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.unix.org/online.html .
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