Query: restart_syscall
OS: centos
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RESTART_SYSCALL(2) Linux Programmer's Manual RESTART_SYSCALL(2)NAMErestart_syscall - restart a system call after interruption by a stop signalSYNOPSISint restart_syscall(void); Note: There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.DESCRIPTIONThe restart_syscall() system call is used to restart certain system calls after a process that was stopped by a signal (e.g., SIGSTOP or SIGTSTP) is later resumed after receiving a SIGCONT signal. This system call is designed only for internal use by the kernel. restart_syscall() is used for restarting only those system calls that, when restarted, should adjust their time-related parameters--namely poll(2) (since Linux 2.6.24), nanosleep(2) (since Linux 2.6), clock_nanosleep(2) (since Linux 2.6), and futex(2), when employed with the FUTEX_WAIT (since Linux 2.6.22) and FUTEX_WAIT_BITSET (since Linux 2.6.31) operations. restart_syscall() restarts the interrupted system call with a time argument that is suitably adjusted to account for the time that has already elapsed (including the time where the process was stopped by a signal). Without the restart_syscall() mechanism, restarting these system calls would not correctly deduce the already elapsed time when the process continued execution.RETURN VALUEThe return value of restart_syscall() is the return value of whatever system call is being restarted.ERRORSerrno is set as per the errors for whatever system call is being restarted by restart_syscall().VERSIONSThe restart_syscall() system call is present since Linux 2.6.CONFORMING TOThis system call is Linux specific.NOTESThere is no glibc wrapper for this system call, because it is intended for use only by the kernel and should never be called by applica- tions. From user space, the operation of restart_syscall(2) is largely invisible: to the process that made the system call that is restarted, it appears as though that system call executed and returned in the usual fashion.SEE ALSOsigreturn(2), sigaction(2), signal(7)COLOPHONThis page is part of release 3.53 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. Linux 2013-07-30 RESTART_SYSCALL(2)
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