[libc-commits] [libc] [libc] Implement sigwait (Part of #236167) (PR #237572)

Anshitha Yeruva via libc-commits libc-commits at lists.llvm.org
Sat Oct 31 07:55:30 PDT 2026


https://github.com/anshithayeruva created https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/237572

This patch implements the POSIX `sigwait` function in LLVM libc, along with unit tests.

Part of #236167.

>From 1592dc442d3a65f1c9215bb1fde81da02062f47a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: anshithayeruva <anshithayeruva18 at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:24:14 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] [libc] Implement sigwait (Part of #236167)

---
 libc/config/linux/aarch64/entrypoints.txt     |  2 +-
 libc/config/linux/riscv/entrypoints.txt       |  1 +
 libc/config/linux/x86_64/entrypoints.txt      |  1 +
 libc/include/signal.yaml                      |  7 ++++
 .../linux/syscall_wrappers/CMakeLists.txt     | 15 ++++++-
 .../linux/syscall_wrappers/rt_sigtimedwait.h  | 38 ++++++++++++++++++
 libc/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt                |  7 +++-
 libc/src/signal/linux/CMakeLists.txt          | 14 +++++++
 libc/src/signal/linux/sigwait.cpp             | 35 +++++++++++++++++
 libc/src/signal/sigwait.h                     | 21 ++++++++++
 libc/test/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt           | 16 ++++++++
 libc/test/src/signal/sigwait_test.cpp         | 39 +++++++++++++++++++
 12 files changed, 193 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/rt_sigtimedwait.h
 create mode 100644 libc/src/signal/linux/sigwait.cpp
 create mode 100644 libc/src/signal/sigwait.h
 create mode 100644 libc/test/src/signal/sigwait_test.cpp

diff --git a/libc/config/linux/aarch64/entrypoints.txt b/libc/config/linux/aarch64/entrypoints.txt
index 09b1b9080e0874..cc228e4227d675 100644
--- a/libc/config/linux/aarch64/entrypoints.txt
+++ b/libc/config/linux/aarch64/entrypoints.txt
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ if(LLVM_LIBC_FULL_BUILD)
     libc.src.signal.sigismember
     libc.src.signal.signal
     libc.src.signal.sigprocmask
-
+    libc.src.signal.sigwait
     # spawn.h entrypoints
     libc.src.spawn.posix_spawn
     libc.src.spawn.posix_spawn_file_actions_addclose
diff --git a/libc/config/linux/riscv/entrypoints.txt b/libc/config/linux/riscv/entrypoints.txt
index 69189b37ddddd4..1c73eaf0bbe357 100644
--- a/libc/config/linux/riscv/entrypoints.txt
+++ b/libc/config/linux/riscv/entrypoints.txt
@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ if(LLVM_LIBC_FULL_BUILD)
     libc.src.signal.sigismember
     libc.src.signal.signal
     libc.src.signal.sigprocmask
+    libc.src.signal.sigwait
 
     # spawn.h entrypoints
     libc.src.spawn.posix_spawn
diff --git a/libc/config/linux/x86_64/entrypoints.txt b/libc/config/linux/x86_64/entrypoints.txt
index 746e712ec160e6..b7f200fbf9cb26 100644
--- a/libc/config/linux/x86_64/entrypoints.txt
+++ b/libc/config/linux/x86_64/entrypoints.txt
@@ -1607,6 +1607,7 @@ if(LLVM_LIBC_FULL_BUILD)
     libc.src.signal.sigismember
     libc.src.signal.signal
     libc.src.signal.sigprocmask
+    libc.src.signal.sigwait
 
     # spawn.h entrypoints
     libc.src.spawn.posix_spawn
diff --git a/libc/include/signal.yaml b/libc/include/signal.yaml
index b763da7eeb6025..6424dbe515e90e 100644
--- a/libc/include/signal.yaml
+++ b/libc/include/signal.yaml
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ functions:
       - type: int
       - type: const sigset_t *__restrict
       - type: sigset_t *__restrict
+  - name: sigwait
+    standards:
+      - posix
+    return_type: int
+    arguments:
+      - type: const sigset_t *__restrict
+      - type: int *__restrict
   - name: pthread_sigmask
     standards:
       - posix
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/CMakeLists.txt
index 05eb6f0fa6f776..40b3081f07afc2 100644
--- a/libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -647,7 +647,20 @@ add_header_library(
     libc.hdr.types.sigset_t
     libc.include.sys_syscall
 )
-
+add_header_library(
+  rt_sigtimedwait
+  HDRS
+    rt_sigtimedwait.h
+  DEPENDS
+    libc.src.__support.OSUtil.osutil
+    libc.src.__support.common
+    libc.src.__support.error_or
+    libc.src.__support.macros.config
+    libc.hdr.types.siginfo_t
+    libc.hdr.types.sigset_t
+    libc.hdr.types.struct_timespec
+    libc.include.sys_syscall
+)
 add_header_library(
   raise
   HDRS
diff --git a/libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/rt_sigtimedwait.h b/libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/rt_sigtimedwait.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e0b3cd7e398f99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/rt_sigtimedwait.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+///
+/// \file
+/// Implementation header for rt_sigtimedwait.
+///
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_LIBC_SRC___SUPPORT_OSUTIL_SYSCALL_WRAPPERS_RT_SIGTIMEDWAIT_H
+#define LLVM_LIBC_SRC___SUPPORT_OSUTIL_SYSCALL_WRAPPERS_RT_SIGTIMEDWAIT_H
+
+#include "hdr/types/siginfo_t.h"
+#include "hdr/types/sigset_t.h"
+#include "hdr/types/struct_timespec.h"
+#include "src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall.h" // For syscall_checked
+#include "src/__support/common.h"
+#include "src/__support/error_or.h"
+#include "src/__support/macros/config.h"
+#include <sys/syscall.h> // For syscall numbers
+
+namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
+namespace linux_syscalls {
+
+LIBC_INLINE ErrorOr<int> rt_sigtimedwait(const sigset_t *set, siginfo_t *info,
+                                         const struct timespec *timeout) {
+  return syscall_checked<int>(SYS_rt_sigtimedwait, set, info, timeout,
+                              sizeof(sigset_t));
+}
+
+} // namespace linux_syscalls
+} // namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#endif // LLVM_LIBC_SRC___SUPPORT_OSUTIL_SYSCALL_WRAPPERS_RT_SIGTIMEDWAIT_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libc/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt
index 8da94d1eea85fd..40140effc9c625 100644
--- a/libc/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ add_entrypoint_object(
   DEPENDS
     .${LIBC_TARGET_OS}.sigprocmask
 )
-
+add_entrypoint_object(
+  sigwait
+  ALIAS
+  DEPENDS
+    .${LIBC_TARGET_OS}.sigwait
+)
 add_entrypoint_object(
   pthread_sigmask
   ALIAS
diff --git a/libc/src/signal/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/src/signal/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 77898cf9aab636..1108f3e8e28dc6 100644
--- a/libc/src/signal/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/src/signal/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ add_entrypoint_object(
     libc.src.__support.OSUtil.linux.syscall_wrappers.rt_sigprocmask
     libc.src.errno.errno
 )
+add_entrypoint_object(
+  sigwait
+  SRCS
+    sigwait.cpp
+  HDRS
+    ../sigwait.h
+  DEPENDS
+    libc.hdr.errno_macros
+    libc.hdr.types.siginfo_t
+    libc.hdr.types.sigset_t
+    libc.src.__support.OSUtil.linux.syscall_wrappers.rt_sigtimedwait
+    libc.src.__support.common
+    libc.src.__support.macros.config
+)
 
 add_entrypoint_object(
   pthread_sigmask
diff --git a/libc/src/signal/linux/sigwait.cpp b/libc/src/signal/linux/sigwait.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..79989003f9e065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/src/signal/linux/sigwait.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//===-- Linux implementation of sigwait -----------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "src/signal/sigwait.h"
+
+#include "hdr/errno_macros.h"
+#include "hdr/types/siginfo_t.h"
+#include "hdr/types/sigset_t.h"
+#include "src/__support/OSUtil/linux/syscall_wrappers/rt_sigtimedwait.h"
+#include "src/__support/common.h"
+#include "src/__support/macros/config.h"
+
+namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
+
+LLVM_LIBC_FUNCTION(int, sigwait,
+                   (const sigset_t *__restrict set, int *__restrict sig)) {
+  siginfo_t info;
+  ErrorOr<int> result = 0;
+  do {
+    result = linux_syscalls::rt_sigtimedwait(set, &info, nullptr);
+  } while (!result.has_value() && result.error() == EINTR);
+
+  if (!result.has_value())
+    return result.error();
+
+  *sig = info.si_signo;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libc/src/signal/sigwait.h b/libc/src/signal/sigwait.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..77cbe5308039cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/src/signal/sigwait.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//===-- Implementation header for sigwait function --------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef LLVM_LIBC_SRC_SIGNAL_SIGWAIT_H
+#define LLVM_LIBC_SRC_SIGNAL_SIGWAIT_H
+
+#include "hdr/types/sigset_t.h"
+#include "src/__support/macros/config.h"
+
+namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL {
+
+int sigwait(const sigset_t *__restrict set, int *__restrict sig);
+
+} // namespace LIBC_NAMESPACE_DECL
+
+#endif // LLVM_LIBC_SRC_SIGNAL_SIGWAIT_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libc/test/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt b/libc/test/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt
index 287977e2762236..8617245a11cad4 100644
--- a/libc/test/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libc/test/src/signal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ add_libc_test(
     libc.test.UnitTest.ErrnoCheckingTest
     libc.test.UnitTest.ErrnoSetterMatcher
 )
+add_libc_test(
+  sigwait_test
+  SUITE
+    libc-signal-tests
+  SRCS
+    sigwait_test.cpp
+  DEPENDS
+    libc.hdr.errno_macros
+    libc.hdr.signal_macros
+    libc.hdr.types.sigset_t
+    libc.src.signal.raise
+    libc.src.signal.sigaddset
+    libc.src.signal.sigemptyset
+    libc.src.signal.sigprocmask
+    libc.src.signal.sigwait
+)
 
 add_libc_test(
   pthread_sigmask_test
diff --git a/libc/test/src/signal/sigwait_test.cpp b/libc/test/src/signal/sigwait_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..593433e4e1bea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/test/src/signal/sigwait_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//===-- Unittests for sigwait ---------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "src/signal/sigwait.h"
+
+#include "hdr/errno_macros.h"
+#include "hdr/signal_macros.h"
+#include "hdr/types/sigset_t.h"
+#include "src/signal/raise.h"
+#include "src/signal/sigaddset.h"
+#include "src/signal/sigemptyset.h"
+#include "src/signal/sigprocmask.h"
+#include "test/UnitTest/Test.h"
+
+TEST(LlvmLibcSigwaitTest, WaitPendingSignal) {
+  // Block SIGUSR1 so raising it leaves it pending without terminating.
+  sigset_t mask;
+  ASSERT_EQ(LIBC_NAMESPACE::sigemptyset(&mask), 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(LIBC_NAMESPACE::sigaddset(&mask, SIGUSR1), 0);
+
+  sigset_t oldset;
+  ASSERT_EQ(LIBC_NAMESPACE::sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, &oldset), 0);
+
+  // Raise SIGUSR1. It is now queued/pending for this thread.
+  ASSERT_EQ(LIBC_NAMESPACE::raise(SIGUSR1), 0);
+
+  // sigwait should immediately catch and dequeue SIGUSR1.
+  int sig = 0;
+  ASSERT_EQ(LIBC_NAMESPACE::sigwait(&mask, &sig), 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(sig, SIGUSR1);
+
+  // Restore the original signal mask.
+  ASSERT_EQ(LIBC_NAMESPACE::sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, nullptr), 0);
+}
\ No newline at end of file



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