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<p>When applications using Berkeley DB receive signals, it is important that they
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performed. If this is not done, databases may be left in an
inconsistent state, or locks the application held may cause unresolvable
deadlocks inside the environment, causing applications to hang.</p>
<p>Berkeley DB restarts all system calls interrupted by signals, that is, any
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