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This non-compliant code example moves the finite state machine out of the signal handler, making the handler asynchronous-safe.

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#include <signal.h>

volatile sig_atomic_t sig1 = 0;
volatile sig_atomic_t sig2 = 0;

void handler(int signum) {
  if (signum == SIGUSR1) {
    sig1 = 1;
  }
  else if (signum == SIGUSR2) {
    sig2 = 1;
  }
}

int main(void) {
  int state = 0;
  signal(SIGUSR1, handler);
  signal(SIGUSR2, handler);

  while (state != 2) {
    /* do nothing or give up CPU for a while */
    if (state == 0 && sig1) {
      state = 1;
      sig2 = 0;
    }
    if (state == 1 && sig2) {
      state = 2;
    }
  }

  /* ... */

  return 0;
}

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