_LONGJMP
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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NAME
_longjmp,
_setjmp
--- non-local goto
SYNOPSIS
#include <setjmp.h>
void _longjmp(jmp_buf env, int val);
int _setjmp(jmp_buf env);
DESCRIPTION
The
_longjmp()
and
_setjmp()
functions shall be equivalent to
longjmp()
and
setjmp(),
respectively, with the additional restriction that
_longjmp()
and
_setjmp()
shall not manipulate the signal mask.
If
_longjmp()
is called even though
env
was never initialized by a call to
_setjmp(),
or when the last such call was in a function that has since returned,
the results are undefined.
RETURN VALUE
Refer to
longjmp()
and
setjmp().
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
If
_longjmp()
is executed and the environment in which
_setjmp()
was executed no longer exists, errors can occur. The conditions under
which the environment of the
_setjmp()
no longer exists include exiting the function that contains the
_setjmp()
call, and exiting an inner block with temporary storage. This
condition might not be detectable, in which case the
_longjmp()
occurs and, if the environment no longer exists, the contents of the
temporary storage of an inner block are unpredictable. This condition
might also cause unexpected process termination. If the function has
returned, the results are undefined.
Passing
longjmp()
a pointer to a buffer not created by
setjmp(),
passing
_longjmp()
a pointer to a buffer not created by
_setjmp(),
passing
siglongjmp()
a pointer to a buffer not created by
sigsetjmp(),
or passing any of these three functions a buffer that has been modified
by the user can cause all the problems listed above, and more.
The
_longjmp()
and
_setjmp()
functions are included to support programs written to historical system
interfaces. New applications should use
siglongjmp()
and
sigsetjmp()
respectively.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
The
_longjmp()
and
_setjmp()
functions may be removed in a future version.
SEE ALSO
longjmp(),
setjmp(),
siglongjmp(),
sigsetjmp()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
<setjmp.h>
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