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-rw-r--r--sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/timer_routines.c19
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/timer_routines.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/timer_routines.c
index 63083f6f91..86fad2a2c0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/timer_routines.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/timer_routines.c
@@ -136,23 +136,24 @@ __start_helper_thread (void)
(void) pthread_attr_init (&attr);
(void) pthread_attr_setstacksize (&attr, __pthread_get_minstack (&attr));
- /* Block all signals in the helper thread but SIGSETXID. To do this
- thoroughly we temporarily have to block all signals here. The
- helper can lose wakeups if SIGTIMER is not blocked throughout. */
+ /* Block all signals in the helper thread but SIGSETXID. */
sigset_t ss;
- __libc_signal_block_app (&ss);
- __libc_signal_block_sigtimer (NULL);
+ __sigfillset (&ss);
+ __sigdelset (&ss, SIGSETXID);
+ int res = __pthread_attr_setsigmask_internal (&attr, &ss);
+ if (res != 0)
+ {
+ pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);
+ return;
+ }
/* Create the helper thread for this timer. */
pthread_t th;
- int res = pthread_create (&th, &attr, timer_helper_thread, NULL);
+ res = pthread_create (&th, &attr, timer_helper_thread, NULL);
if (res == 0)
/* We managed to start the helper thread. */
__helper_tid = ((struct pthread *) th)->tid;
- /* Restore the signal mask. */
- __libc_signal_restore_set (&ss);
-
/* No need for the attribute anymore. */
(void) pthread_attr_destroy (&attr);