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diff --git a/man/sd_journal_print.xml b/man/sd_journal_print.xml index a716cc35e6..57d908fe22 100644 --- a/man/sd_journal_print.xml +++ b/man/sd_journal_print.xml @@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ for details) instead of the format string. Each structure should reference one field of the entry to submit. The second argument specifies the number of - structures in the - array. <function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> is + structures in the array. + <function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> is particularly useful to submit binary objects to the journal where that is necessary.</para> @@ -221,6 +221,19 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid( </refsect1> <refsect1> + <title>Async signal safety</title> + <para><function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> is "async signal + safe" in the meaning of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>signal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + </para> + + <para><function>sd_journal_print</function>, + <function>sd_journal_printv</function>, + <function>sd_journal_send</function>, and + <function>sd_journal_perror</function> are + not async signal safe.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> <title>Notes</title> <para>The <function>sd_journal_print()</function>, @@ -234,6 +247,16 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid( </refsect1> <refsect1> + <title>History</title> + + <para><function>sd_journal_sendv()</function> was + modified to guarantee async-signal-safety in + systemd-209. Before that, it would behave safely only + when entry size was small enough to fit in one (large) + datagram.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> <title>See Also</title> <para> @@ -243,7 +266,9 @@ sd_journal_send("MESSAGE=Hello World, this is PID %lu!", (unsigned long) getpid( <citerefentry><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>perror</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>errno</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>signal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> </para> </refsect1> |