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Re: [PATCH 2/4] Use SA_ONSTACK even if SA_SIGINFO is unavailable.
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [PATCH 2/4] Use SA_ONSTACK even if SA_SIGINFO is unavailable. |
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Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:32:12 +0100 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Macintosh/20080914) |
Eric Blake wrote:
> Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold <at> gmx.de> writes:
>
>> If SA_ONSTACK exists, use it even if SA_SIGINFO doesn't. This does at least
>> allow for a somewhat controlled program termination on stack overflow. E.g.
>> in Haiku this prevents the debug server dialog box from popping up.
>
> In my mind, it would be cleaner if we provided a stub
>
> #ifndef SA_SIGINFO
> # define SA_SIGINFO 0
> #endif
>
> in signal.in.h rather than using #if inside the body of a method, similar to
> the SA_NODEFER stub added for Interix. Does that approach work for you?
It would be actually a stub
#ifndef SA_ONSTACK
# define SA_ONSTACK 0
#endif
but yes, I agree with Eric.
Paolo