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.TH UCONTEXT.H 3HEAD "Aug 30, 2002"
.SH NAME
ucontext.h, ucontext \- user context
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <\fBucontext.h\fR>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The  <\fBucontext.h\fR> header defines the \fBucontext_t\fR type as a structure
that includes at least the following members:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
ucontext_t  uc_link
sigset_t    uc_sigmask
stack_t     uc_stack
mcontext_t  uc_mcontext
.fi
.in -2

.sp
.LP
The \fBuc_link\fR member is a pointer to the context that to be resumed when
this context returns. If \fBuc_link\fR is equal to 0, this context is the main
context and the process exits when this context returns.
.sp
.LP
The \fBuc_sigmask\fR member defines the set of signals that are blocked when
this context is active. See \fBsigprocmask\fR(2).
.sp
.LP
The \fBuc_stack\fR member defines the stack used by this context. See
\fBsigaltstack\fR(2).
.sp
.LP
The \fBuc_mcontext\fR member contains the saved set of machine registers and
any implementation-specific context data. Portable applications should not
modify or access \fBuc_mcontext\fR.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Standard
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBgetcontext\fR(2), \fBsigaction\fR(2), \fBsigaltstack\fR(2),
\fBsigprocmask\fR(2), \fBmakecontext\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5),
\fBstandards\fR(5)