On Tue, 7 Apr 2026 at 23:43, Didier Kryn <kryn@???> wrote:
> You're right, the kernel implementation calls dequeue_signal() just
> when the application reads from the file descriptor, which means
> signalfd() is just a file-style API, but not a queue where the signals
> would be stored. Too bad! It is nevertheless convenient to serialize the
> signals, process them in the normal context of the application instead
> of a signal handler, and wait for them at the same wait point as
> possible other asynchronous events.
>
That's exactly how I usually use it - adding the signals to the set of
file descriptors being monitored. So if I set that fd into an epoll
group, when is dequeue_signal() called, and does it improve
reliability?
ChrisA
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