Index: head/lib/libc/stdlib/atexit.3 =================================================================== --- head/lib/libc/stdlib/atexit.3 (revision 103035) +++ head/lib/libc/stdlib/atexit.3 (revision 103036) @@ -1,80 +1,91 @@ .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. .\" .\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by .\" Chris Torek and the American National Standards Committee X3, .\" on Information Processing Systems. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions .\" are met: .\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. .\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software .\" must display the following acknowledgement: .\" This product includes software developed by the University of .\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. .\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors .\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software .\" without specific prior written permission. .\" .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND .\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE .\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE .\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL .\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS .\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT .\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)atexit.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 4, 1993 +.Dd September 6, 2002 .Dt ATEXIT 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm atexit .Nd register a function to be called on exit .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libc .Sh SYNOPSIS .In stdlib.h .Ft int .Fn atexit "void (*function)(void)" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn atexit function registers the given .Ar function to be called at program exit, whether via .Xr exit 3 or via return from the program's .Em main . Functions so registered are called in reverse order; no arguments are passed. +.Pp +These functions must not call +.Fn exit ; +if it should be necessary to terminate the process while in such a +function, the +.Xr _exit 2 +function should be used. (Alternatively, the function may cause abnormal +process termination, for example by calling +.Xr abort 3 . ) +.Pp At least 32 functions can always be registered, and more are allowed as long as sufficient memory can be allocated. +.\" XXX {ATEXIT_MAX} is not implemented yet .Sh RETURN VALUES .Rv -std atexit .Sh ERRORS .Bl -tag -width Er .It Bq Er ENOMEM No memory was available to add the function to the list. The existing list of functions is unmodified. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr exit 3 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn atexit function conforms to .St -isoC . Index: head/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3 =================================================================== --- head/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3 (revision 103035) +++ head/lib/libc/stdlib/exit.3 (revision 103036) @@ -1,98 +1,109 @@ .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. .\" .\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by .\" the American National Standards Committee X3, on Information .\" Processing Systems. .\" .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions .\" are met: .\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. .\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright .\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the .\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. .\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software .\" must display the following acknowledgement: .\" This product includes software developed by the University of .\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. .\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors .\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software .\" without specific prior written permission. .\" .\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND .\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE .\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE .\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE .\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL .\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS .\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT .\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)exit.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 4, 1993 +.Dd September 6, 2002 .Dt EXIT 3 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm exit .Nd perform normal program termination .Sh LIBRARY .Lb libc .Sh SYNOPSIS .In stdlib.h .Ft void .Fn exit "int status" .Sh DESCRIPTION .Fn Exit terminates a process. .Pp Before termination it performs the following functions in the order listed: .Bl -enum -offset indent .It Call the functions registered with the .Xr atexit 3 function, in the reverse order of their registration. .It Flush all open output streams. .It Close all open streams. .It Unlink all files created with the .Xr tmpfile 3 function. .El .Pp Passing arbitrary values back to the environment as .Ar status is considered bad style; you should use the values .Dv EXIT_SUCCESS and .Dv EXIT_FAILURE . If portability is not a concern, you may use the values described in .Xr sysexits 3 . +.Pp +Note that +.Fn exit +does nothing to prevent bottomless recursion should a function registered +using +.Xr atexit 3 +itself call +.Fn exit . +Such functions should call +.Xr _exit 2 +instead (although this has other effects as well which may not be desired). .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn exit function never returns. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr _exit 2 , .Xr atexit 3 , .Xr intro 3 , .Xr sysexits 3 , .Xr tmpfile 3 .Sh STANDARDS The .Fn exit function conforms to .St -isoC .