alsa-project/alsa-lib issue #394 was opened from jansenmd:

When using `libasound.so` on embedded systems, I've come across several instances where an unhandled `SIGIO` is detected. This can occur when closing a hardware microphone device that was set up to use asynchronous calls backs via `snd_async_add_pcm_handler`.

Example: when opening a hardware device with asynchronous callbacks:

* Sets up a signal handler for `SIGIO` via `sigaction`. * Enable generation of signals from the `fd` by setting the `O_ASYNC` flag: `fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_ASYNC)` * Sets the signal to be generated: `fcntl(fd, F_SETSIG, (long)SIGIO)`

Now, when data is available to be read from the `fd`, `SIGIO` should be generated and handled by the signal handler set in `sigaction`. That appears to work fine.

The current teardown process looks like this:

* Clear/reset the signal handler via `sigaction`. * Disable generation of signals from the `fd` by clearing the `O_ASYNC` flag: `fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags & ~O_ASYNC)` * Close the `fd`.

This teardown process seems to set up a race condition where an unhandled `SIGIO` can be generated between unregistering the signal handler and actually stopping any more signals from occurring. Since the default action for `SIGIO` is termination, this can cause an application to unexpectedly terminate.

Issue URL : https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib/issues/394 Repository URL: https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib