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authorAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2020-05-18 17:05:05 -0300
committerAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2020-07-07 14:57:14 -0300
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string: Add sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np
The sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for
SIGHUP) while sigdescr_np returns the string describing the error
number (e.g "Hangup" for SIGHUP).  Different than strsignal,
sigdescr_np does not attempt to translate the return description and
both functions return NULL for an invalid signal number.

They should be used instead of sys_siglist or sys_sigabbrev and they
are both thread and async-signal safe.  They are added as GNU
extensions on string.h header (same as strsignal).

Checked on x86-64-linux-gnu, i686-linux-gnu, powerpc64le-linux-gnu,
and s390x-linux-gnu.

Tested-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
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@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ Major new features:
   instead of weak references to symbols historically defined in
   libpthread.
 
+* The functions sigabbrev_np and sigdescr_np have been added.  The
+  sigabbrev_np returns the abbreviated signal name (e.g. "HUP" for SIGHUP)
+  while sigdescr_np returns a string describing the signal number (e.g
+  "Hangup" for SIGHUP).  Different than strsignal, sigdescr_np does not
+  attempt to translate the return description, both functions return
+  NULL for an invalid signal number.
+
+  They should be used instead of sys_siglist or sys_sigabbrev and they
+  are both thread and async-signal safe.  These functions are GNU extensions.
+
 Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 
 * The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been