return 0;
 }
 
+int exit_requested;
+
+static void signal_handler (int signal)
+{
+       switch (signal) {
+       case SIGINT:
+               exit_requested = 1;
+               if (debug)
+                       fprintf(stderr, " SIGINT\n");
+               break;
+       }
+}
+
+void setup_signal_handler(void)
+{
+       struct sigaction sa;
+
+       memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
+
+       sa.sa_handler = &signal_handler;
+
+       if (sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL) < 0)
+               err(1, "sigaction SIGINT");
+}
 void turbostat_loop()
 {
        int retval;
        int restarted = 0;
 
+       setup_signal_handler();
+
 restart:
        restarted++;
 
                compute_average(EVEN_COUNTERS);
                format_all_counters(EVEN_COUNTERS);
                flush_output_stdout();
+               if (exit_requested)
+                       break;
                nanosleep(&interval_ts, NULL);
                if (snapshot_proc_sysfs_files())
                        goto restart;
                compute_average(ODD_COUNTERS);
                format_all_counters(ODD_COUNTERS);
                flush_output_stdout();
+               if (exit_requested)
+                       break;
        }
 }