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Re: (Fwd) SIGQUEUE_MAX
From: |
Michael Kerrisk |
Subject: |
Re: (Fwd) SIGQUEUE_MAX |
Date: |
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:34:05 +0200 |
> "Michael Kerrisk" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > No headers define SIGQUEUE_MAX, and sysconf(_SC_SIGQUEUE_MAX) returns -1
> > on Linux 2.2.14, glibc 2.1.3. I've reviewed the 2.2.3pre3 glibc and
> > 2.4.3 kernel sources and unless I missed something, nothing has changed.
> > I assume this is a known issue, the question is, is it a glibc issue or a
> > Linux issue?
>
> There is no problem. Read the standard if you don't know yet what it
> means if no macro is defined and sysconf returns -1.
I think I know what the standards mean. That isn't the issue.
Perhaps I can rephrase things more succinctly: The point is, that there is
a known limit on Linux (1024 RT signals can be queued) - so: can (why
can't) glibc sysconf() report that limit?
Cheers
Michael
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