sigstep.c   [plain text]


/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.

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*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

static volatile int done;

static void
handler (int sig)
{
  done = 1;
} /* handler */

struct itimerval itime;
struct sigaction action;

/* The enum is so that GDB can easily see these macro values.  */
enum {
  itimer_real = ITIMER_REAL,
  itimer_virtual = ITIMER_VIRTUAL
} itimer = ITIMER_VIRTUAL;

main ()
{

  /* Set up the signal handler.  */
  memset (&action, 0, sizeof (action));
  action.sa_handler = handler;
  sigaction (SIGVTALRM, &action, NULL);
  sigaction (SIGALRM, &action, NULL);

  /* The values needed for the itimer.  This needs to be at least long
     enough for the setitimer() call to return.  */
  memset (&itime, 0, sizeof (itime));
  itime.it_value.tv_usec = 250 * 1000;

  /* Loop for ever, constantly taking an interrupt.  */
  while (1)
    {
      /* Set up a one-off timer.  A timer, rather than SIGSEGV, is
	 used as after a timer handler finishes the interrupted code
	 can safely resume.  */
      setitimer (itimer, &itime, NULL);
      /* Wait.  */
      while (!done);
      done = 0;
    }
}