[BUG] sigaction.2: s/sigval_t/union sigval/

[BUG] sigaction.2: s/sigval_t/union sigval/

[Alejandro Colomar]

Hi Michael,

sigaction.2 uses the name 'sigval_t', which is:


// <x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/types/__sigval_t.h>
/* Type for data associated with a signal.  */
#ifdef __USE_POSIX199309
union sigval
{
   int sival_int;
   void *sival_ptr;
};

typedef union sigval __sigval_t;
#else
union __sigval
{
   int __sival_int;
   void *__sival_ptr;
};

typedef union __sigval __sigval_t;
#endif


and then:

x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/types/sigval_t.h:16:typedef __sigval_t sigval_t;


I think the man page should use the POSIX naming, shouldn't it?

___________

BTW:  I sent Draft v6 for system_data_types.7 2h+ ago, but I don't see 
it on lore.kernel.org.

Did you receive it?  Should I wait, or send it again?

Thanks,

Alex

Re: [BUG] sigaction.2: s/sigval_t/union sigval/

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Hello Alex,

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 at 15:14, Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> sigaction.2 uses the name 'sigval_t', which is:
>
>
> // <x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/types/__sigval_t.h>
> /* Type for data associated with a signal.  */
> #ifdef __USE_POSIX199309
> union sigval
> {
>    int sival_int;
>    void *sival_ptr;
> };
>
> typedef union sigval __sigval_t;
> #else
> union __sigval
> {
>    int __sival_int;
>    void *__sival_ptr;
> };
>
> typedef union __sigval __sigval_t;
> #endif
>
>
> and then:
>
> x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/types/sigval_t.h:16:typedef __sigval_t sigval_t;
>
>
> I think the man page should use the POSIX naming, shouldn't it?

Yes, it should. Thanks for spotting that. I've fixed it.

> ___________
>
> BTW:  I sent Draft v6 for system_data_types.7 2h+ ago, but I don't see
> it on lore.kernel.org.
>
> Did you receive it?  Should I wait, or send it again?

So far, I didn't see anything except v6, about 3.5 hours ago.

Thanks,

Michael


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