Rich Felker
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previously the implementation-internal signal used for multithreaded set*id operations was left unblocked during handling of the cancellation signal. however, on some archs, signal contexts are huge (up to 5k) and the possibility of nested signal handlers drastically increases the minimum stack requirement. since the cancellation signal handler will do its job and return in bounded time before possibly passing execution to application code, there is no need to allow other signals to interrupt it.
musl libc
musl, pronounced like the word "mussel", is an MIT-licensed
implementation of the standard C library targetting the Linux syscall
API, suitable for use in a wide range of deployment environments. musl
offers efficient static and dynamic linking support, lightweight code
and low runtime overhead, strong fail-safe guarantees under correct
usage, and correctness in the sense of standards conformance and
safety. musl is built on the principle that these goals are best
achieved through simple code that is easy to understand and maintain.
The 1.1 release series for musl features coverage for all interfaces
defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number of
non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
glibc functionality.
For basic installation instructions, see the included INSTALL file.
Information on full musl-targeted compiler toolchains, system
bootstrapping, and Linux distributions built on musl can be found on
the project website:
http://www.musl-libc.org/