Query: pfm_cleanup
OS: ultrix
Section: 3ncs
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pfm_cleanup(3ncs) pfm_cleanup(3ncs) Name pfm_cleanup - establish a clean-up handler Syntax #include <idl/c/base.h> #include <idl/c/pfm.h> status_$t pfm_$cleanup(cleanup_record) pfm_$cleanup_rec *cleanup_record; Arguments cleanup_record A record of the context when is called. A program should treat this as an opaque data structure and not try to alter or copy its contents. It is needed by and to restore the context of the calling process at the clean-up handler entry point. Description The routine establishes a clean-up handler that is executed when a fault occurs. A clean-up handler is a piece of code executed before a program exits when a signal is received by the process. The clean-up handler begins where is called; the routine registers an entry point with the system where program execution resumes when a fault occurs. When a fault occurs, execution resumes after the most recent call to There can be more than one clean-up handler in a program. Multiple clean-up handlers are executed consecutively on a last-in/first-out basis, starting with the most recently established handler and ending with the first clean-up handler. The system provides a default clean-up handler established at program invocation. The default clean-up handler is always called last, just before a program exits, and releases any system resources still held, before returning control to the process that invoked the program. Diagnostics When called to establish a clean-up handler, returns the status pfm_$cleanup_set to indicate the clean-up handler was successfully estab- lished. When the clean-up handler is entered in response to a fault signal, effectively returns the value of the fault that triggered the handler. This section lists status codes for errors returned by this routine in pfm_$bad_rls_order Attempted to release a clean-up handler out of order. pfm_$cleanup_not_found There is no pending clean-up handler. pfm_$cleanup_set A clean-up handler was established successfully. pfm_$cleanup_set_signaledl Attempted to use pfm_$cleanup_set as a signal. pfm_$invalid_cleanup_rec Passed an invalid clean-up record to a routine. pfm_$no_space Cannot allocate storage for a clean-up handler. Clean-up handler code runs with asynchronous faults inhibited. When returns something other than pfm_$cleanup_set indicating that a fault has occurred, there are four possible ways to leave the clean-up code: o The program can call to start the next clean-up handler with a different fault signal. o The program can call to start the next clean-up handler with the same fault signal. o The program can continue with the code following the clean-up handler. It should generally call to reenable asynchronous faults. Execution continues from the end of the clean-up handler code; it does not resume where the fault signal was received. o The program can reestablish the handler by calling before proceeding. Files See Also intro(3ncs), pfm_signal(3ncs) pfm_cleanup(3ncs)