# \[PATCH v4 0/2\] make sigaltstack() compatible with swapcontext()

- From: Stas Sergeev \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-02-29 21:30:00 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2016/02/4697311
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2016/02/4697311/t.md

```text
The following patches make it possible to use swapcontext()
in a sighandler that works on sigaltstack.
The approach is inspired by Andy Lutomirski's suggestion that
sigaltstack should disarm itself after saving into uc_stack:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/2/1/594

I add the SS_AUTODISARM flag that does exactly that.
On sighandler exit, the sigaltstack is restored from uc_stack.
Another possible name could be SS_ONESHOT, but, since it gets
always re-enabled, I choose SS_AUTODISARM.

[PATCH 1/2] sigaltstack: implement SS_AUTODISARM flag
	This patch implements SS_AUTODISARM flag
[PATCH 2/2] selftests: Add test for sigaltstack(SS_AUTODISARM)
	This patch adds the selftest code for new functionality

CC: <redacted>
CC: <redacted>
CC: Andy Lutomirski <redacted>
CC: Oleg Nesterov <redacted>
CC: Shuah Khan <redacted>

Diffstat:
 include/linux/sched.h                        |    8 +
 include/linux/signal.h                       |    4 
 include/uapi/linux/signal.h                  |    3 
 kernel/fork.c                                |    2 
 kernel/signal.c                              |   23 ++--
 tools/testing/selftests/Makefile             |    1 
 tools/testing/selftests/sigaltstack/Makefile |    8 +
 tools/testing/selftests/sigaltstack/sas.c    |  151 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 187 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
```