Hello, The function "early_output" that is set as a signal handler by the function "setup_early_output" contains a simple looking instruction. http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git;a=blob;f=builtin-log.c;h=8d16832f7e9483f7903009459a72efc39e267c98;hb=HEAD#l173 A global variable gets a function pointer assigned. http://git.kernel.org/?p=git/git.git;a=blob;f=revision.h;h=a14deefc252bd641fba5e16f7859b4a985a72578;hb=HEAD#l138 I find that this approach does not fit to standard rules because the data type "sig_atomic_t" is the only type that can be safely used for global write access in signal handlers. https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/seccode/SIG31-C.+Do+not+access+or+modify+shared+objects+in+signal+handlers Would you like to change any details in the design of your software because of this issue to avoid undefined behaviour? Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html