variable atomic operation in signal handler linux c

Question

I have declare long long variable and update and checking the value in main routine. In signal handler, i am checking its value and updating value. Suppose if i make the operation atomic, during its update in main routine, i got signal handler, in signal handler if that variable is already in process of update, then signal handler is not updating the status. When control again come back, i lost the signal handler routine functionality. How can i avoid this?

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Answer 1

Use sigaction() instead of signal().