interrupt.h

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/*                    I N T E R R U P T . H
 * BRL-CAD
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2004-2026 United States Government as represented by
 * the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
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 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 */
 
#ifndef BU_INTERRUPT_H
#define BU_INTERRUPT_H
 
#include "common.h"
 
/* signal.h is problematic on certain versions of Xcode.  It uses but doesn't
 * define NSIG. We do the include here with the workaround and reuse this
 * header in BRL-CAD code that needs signal.h */
#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(NSIG)
#  define NSIG 32
#endif
#include <signal.h>
 
 
#include "bu/defines.h"
 
 
__BEGIN_DECLS
 
/** @addtogroup bu_env
 *
 * @brief Routines for managing signals.
 *
 * These routines provide a common means to temporarily disable and
 * buffer signal processing during critical write operations.
 *
 */
/** @{ */
 
 
/**
 * Defer signal processing and interrupts before critical sections.
 *
 * Signal processing for a variety of signals that would otherwise
 * disrupt the logic of an application are put on hold until
 * bu_interrupt_restore() is called.
 *
 * If an interrupt signal is received while suspended, it will be
 * raised when/if interrupts are restored.
 *
 * Returns 0 on success.
 * Returns non-zero on error (with perror set if signal() failure).
 */
BU_EXPORT extern int bu_interrupt_suspend(void);
 
 
/**
 * Resume signal processing and interrupts after critical sections.
 *
 * If a signal was raised since bu_interrupt_suspend() was called,
 * the previously installed signal handler will be immediately called
 * albeit only once even if multiple signals were received.
 *
 * Returns 0 on success.
 * Returns non-zero on error (with perror set if signal() failure).
 */
BU_EXPORT extern int bu_interrupt_restore(void);
 
 
/** @} */
 
__END_DECLS
 
#endif  /* BU_INTERRUPT_H */
 
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