1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/bc.c b/miscutils/bc.c
index 866fa3027..b392b05a3 100644
--- a/miscutils/bc.c
+++ b/miscutils/bc.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,11 @@ static BcStatus bc_num_p(BcNum *a, BcNum *b, BcNum *restrict c, size_t scale)
                 powrdx <<= 1;
                 s = bc_num_mul(&copy, &copy, &copy, powrdx);
                 if (s) goto err;
+                // It is too slow to handle ^C only after entire "2^1000000" completes
+                if (G_interrupt) {
+                        s = BC_STATUS_FAILURE;
+                        goto err;
+                }
         }
 
         bc_num_copy(c, &copy);
@@ -2054,6 +2059,11 @@ static BcStatus bc_num_p(BcNum *a, BcNum *b, BcNum *restrict c, size_t scale)
                         s = bc_num_mul(c, &copy, c, resrdx);
                         if (s) goto err;
                 }
+                // It is too slow to handle ^C only after entire "2^1000000" completes
+                if (G_interrupt) {
+                        s = BC_STATUS_FAILURE;
+                        goto err;
+                }
         }
 
         if (neg) {