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AIX Version 4.3 Kernel and Subsystems Technical Reference, Volume 1

e_wakeup_w_sig Kernel Service

Purpose

Posts a signal to sleeping kernel threads.

Syntax

#include <sys/sleep.h>
void e_wakeup_w_sig (event_word, sig)
int *event_word;
int sig;

Parameters

event_word Specifies the shared event word. The kernel uses the event_word parameter as the anchor to the list of threads waiting on this shared event.
sig Specifies the signal number to post.

Description

The e_wakeup_w_sig kernel service posts the signal sig to each kernel thread sleeping interruptible on the event list anchored by the event_word parameter.

The e_wakeup_w_sig kernel service has no return values.

Execution Environment

The e_wakeup_w_sig kernel service can be called from either the process environment or the interrupt environment.

Implementation Specifics

The e_wakeup_w_sig kernel service is part of the Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

The e_block_thread kernel service, e_clear_wait kernel service.

Process and Exception Management Kernel Services in AIX Kernel Extensions and Device Support Programming Concepts.


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