Bug #79994 [Opn]: pcntl_signal_get_handler() returns SIG_DFL for externally ignored signals

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79994&edit=1 ID: 79994 User updated by: weirdan at gmail dot com Reported by: weirdan at gmail dot com Summary: pcntl_signal_get_handler() returns SIG_DFL for externally ignored signals Status: Open Type: Bug Package: PCNTL related Operating System: Linux (Debian/sid) PHP Version: 7.4.9 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: It should return SIG_IGN in this case. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-18 21:18:18] requinix@php.net Not a bug, but I'll get to that. First, a question: what should pcntl_signal_get_handler() be returning? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-08-18 21:07:57] weirdan at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Originally discovered by John Stevenson here: https://github.com/composer/xdebug-handler/issues/109#issuecomment-675462698 When signal is set to be ignored by the process that calls php binary, pcntl_signal_get_handler() run in the context of that binary reports that same signal as using default handler (SIG_DFL). However it's clearly doesn't use default handler, as can demonstrated by the script below. If it was using default handler, you'd be able to abort the script with Ctrl-C, but you can't. PS: use Ctrl-\ to stop it. Test script: --------------- <?php var_dump( "Is default handler is used for sigint?", pcntl_signal_get_handler(SIGINT) === SIG_DFL ); while (true) { echo "."; sleep(2); } // Run it as follows (in bash/zsh): // $ trap "" SIGINT; php test.php; trap - SIGINT; Expected result: ---------------- string(38) "Is default handler is used for sigint?" bool(false) .................. Actual result: -------------- string(38) "Is default handler is used for sigint?" bool(true) .................. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=79994&edit=1