recursive signal handling

[Andrew Haley]

Tony Kimball writes:
 > Quoth Andrew Haley on Friday, 13 July:

 > :  > Is there a good reason why the signal handler
 > :  > is reinstated during execution?
 > : 
 > : Is it?  Where?
 > 
 > I haven't seen where, but the fact that it is recurring seems to
 > make a good prima facie case that it is, in fact.

I don't think so.  What is happening is that a SEGV occurs before the
SEGV handler has returned.

Andrew.