Re: SIGALRM ignored

From: Philippe Troin
Date: Wed Nov 09 2005 - 14:29:13 EST


Dick <dm@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Philippe Troin <phil <at> fifi.org> writes:
> > > Does someone know a debugging technique to see whats happening?
> > Cat /proc/pid/status and look for the SigBlk line (blocked signals)
> > and the SigIgn (ignored signals). SIGALRM is 14, look for bit 14,
> > that is 0000000000002000. This bit should not be set.
>
> And it is set (SigBlk: 0000000000012000) ... Thank you very much, I have to
> search in another direction.

Look at the display manager. I know that wdm used to not clean up its
signals before starting a user session.

Phil.
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