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35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt SIGRETURN 2
37.Os BSD 4.3
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm sigreturn
40.Nd return from signal
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Fd #include <signal.h>
43.Pp
44.Bd -literal
45struct	sigcontext {
46	int	sc_onstack;		/* sigstack state to restore */
47	int	sc_mask;		/* signal mask to restore */
48	int	sc_esp;			/* machine state */
49	int	sc_ebp;
50	int	sc_isp;
51	int	sc_eip;
52	int	sc_efl;
53	int	sc_es;
54	int	sc_ds;
55	int	sc_cs;
56	int	sc_ss;
57	int	sc_edi;
58	int	sc_esi;
59	int	sc_ebx;
60	int	sc_edx;
61	int	sc_ecx;
62	int	sc_eax;
63#  define sc_sp sc_esp
64#  define sc_fp sc_ebp
65#  define sc_pc sc_eip
66#  define sc_ps sc_efl
67};
68.Ed
69.Ft int
70.Fn sigreturn "struct sigcontext *scp"
71.Sh DESCRIPTION
72.Fn Sigreturn
73allows users to atomically unmask, switch stacks,
74and return from a signal context.
75The processes signal mask and stack status are
76restored from the context.
77The system call does not return;
78the users stack pointer, frame pointer, argument pointer,
79and processor status longword are restored from the context.
80Execution resumes at the specified pc.
81This system call is used by the trampoline code and
82.Xr longjmp 3
83when returning from a signal to the previously executing program.
84.Sh NOTES
85This system call is not available in 4.2
86.Tn BSD
87hence it should not be used if backward compatibility is needed.
88.Sh RETURN VALUES
89If successful, the system call does not return.
90Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and
91.Va errno
92is set to indicate the error.
93.Sh ERRORS
94.Fn Sigreturn
95will fail and the process context will remain unchanged
96if one of the following occurs.
97.Bl -tag -width [EINVAL]
98.It Bq Er EFAULT
99.Fa Scp
100points to memory that is not a valid part of the process
101address space.
102.It Bq Er EINVAL
103The process status longword is invalid or would improperly
104raise the privilege level of the process.
105.El
106.Sh SEE ALSO
107.Xr sigvec 2 ,
108.Xr setjmp 3
109.Sh HISTORY
110The
111.Fn sigreturn
112function call appeared in
113.Bx 4.3 .
114