pthread_sigmask(3THR)

pthread_sigmask(3THR) does for a thread what sigprocmask(2) does for a process--it sets the thread's signal mask. When a new thread is created, its initial mask is inherited from its creator.

The call to sigprocmask() in a multithreaded process is equivalent to a call to pthread_sigsetmask(). See the sigprocmask(2) page for more information.