#include #include #include #include #include #include #include int g_child_stop = 0; int g_parent_run = 0; void sig_child(int signum) { if( SIGUSR1 == signum ) { g_child_stop = 1; } } void sig_parent(int signum) { if( SIGUSR2 == signum ) { g_parent_run = 1; } } int main(int argc, char **argv) { int pid; int wstatus; signal(SIGUSR1, sig_child); signal(SIGUSR2, sig_parent); if( (pid=fork()) < 0 ) { printf("Create child process failure: %s\n", strerror(errno)); return -2; } else if(pid == 0) { /* child process can do something first here, then tell parent process to start running */ printf("Child process start running and send parent a signal\n"); kill(getppid(), SIGUSR2); while( !g_child_stop ) { sleep(1); } printf("Child process receive signal from parent and exit now\n"); return 0; } printf("Parent hangs up untill receive signal from child!\n"); while( !g_parent_run ) { sleep(1); } /* parent process can do something here, then tell child process to exit */ printf("Parent start running now and send child a signal to exit\n"); kill(pid, SIGUSR1); /* parent wait child process exit */ wait(&wstatus); printf("Parent wait child process die and exit now\n"); return 0; }