diff --git a/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs b/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs
index a1197056f..25c4f6f64 100644
--- a/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs
+++ b/kernel/aster-nix/src/process/signal/pauser.rs
@@ -16,19 +16,21 @@ use crate::{
 
 /// A `Pauser` allows pausing the execution of the current thread until certain conditions are reached.
 ///
-/// Behind the scene, `Pauser` is implemented with `Waiter` and `WaiterQueue`.
-/// But unlike its `Waiter` relatives, `Pauser` is aware of POSIX signals:
+/// Behind the scene, `Pauser` is implemented with [`Waiter`] and [`WaitQueue`].
+/// But unlike its [`Waiter`] relatives, `Pauser` is aware of POSIX signals:
 /// if a thread paused by a `Pauser` receives a signal, then the thread will resume its execution.
 ///
-/// Another key difference is that `Pauser` combines the two roles of `Waiter` and `WaiterQueue`
+/// Another key difference is that `Pauser` combines the two roles of [`Waiter`] and [`WaitQueue`]
 /// into one. Both putting the current thread to sleep and waking it up can be done through the
 /// same `Pauser` object, using its `pause`- and `resume`-family methods.
 ///
+/// [`Waiter`]: aster_frame::sync::Waiter
+///
 /// # Example
 ///
 /// Here is how the current thread can be put to sleep with a `Pauser`.
 ///
-/// ```rust
+/// ```no_run
 /// let pauser = Pauser::new(SigMask::new_full());
 /// // Pause the execution of the current thread until a user-given condition is met
 /// // or the current thread is interrupted by a signal.
@@ -54,36 +56,40 @@ use crate::{
 /// Then, this second thread can resume the execution of the first thread
 /// even when `cond()` does not return `true`.
 ///
-/// ```
+/// ```no_run
 /// pauser.resume_all();
 /// ```
 pub struct Pauser {
     wait_queue: WaitQueue,
     sig_mask: SigMask,
-    is_interrupted: AtomicBool,
 }
 
 impl Pauser {
-    /// Create a new `Pauser`. The `Pauser` can be interrupted by all signals except that
-    /// are blocked by current thread.
+    /// Creates a new `Pauser`.
+    ///
+    /// The `Pauser` can be interrupted by all signals
+    /// except that are blocked by current thread.
     pub fn new() -> Arc<Self> {
         Self::new_with_mask(SigMask::new_empty())
     }
 
-    /// Create a new `Pauser`, the `Pauser` will ignore signals that are in `sig_mask` and
-    /// blocked by current thread.
+    /// Creates a new `Pauser` with specified `sig_mask`.
+    ///
+    /// The `Pauser` will ignore signals that are in `sig_mask`
+    /// or blocked by current thread.
     pub fn new_with_mask(sig_mask: SigMask) -> Arc<Self> {
         let wait_queue = WaitQueue::new();
         Arc::new(Self {
             wait_queue,
             sig_mask,
-            is_interrupted: AtomicBool::new(false),
         })
     }
 
-    /// Pause the execution of current thread until the `cond` is met ( i.e., `cond()`
+    /// Pauses the execution of current thread until the `cond` is met ( i.e., `cond()`
     /// returns `Some(_)` ), or some signal is received by current thread or process.
     ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
     /// If some signal is received before `cond` is met, this method will returns `Err(EINTR)`.
     pub fn pause_until<F, R>(self: &Arc<Self>, cond: F) -> Result<R>
     where
@@ -92,12 +98,16 @@ impl Pauser {
         self.do_pause(cond, None)
     }
 
-    /// Pause the execution of current thread until the `cond` is met ( i.e., `cond()` returns
+    /// Pauses the execution of current thread until the `cond` is met ( i.e., `cond()` returns
     /// `Some(_)` ), or some signal is received by current thread or process, or the given
     /// `timeout` is expired.
     ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
     /// If `timeout` is expired before the `cond` is met or some signal is received,
-    /// it will returns `Err(ETIME)`.
+    /// it will returns [`ETIME`].
+    ///
+    /// [`ETIME`]: crate::error::Errno::ETIME
     pub fn pause_until_or_timeout<F, R>(self: &Arc<Self>, cond: F, timeout: &Duration) -> Result<R>
     where
         F: FnMut() -> Option<R>,
@@ -109,8 +119,6 @@ impl Pauser {
     where
         F: FnMut() -> Option<R>,
     {
-        self.is_interrupted.store(false, Ordering::Release);
-
         let current_thread = current_thread!();
         let posix_thread = current_thread.as_posix_thread().unwrap();
 
@@ -128,12 +136,13 @@ impl Pauser {
         };
 
         // Register observer on sigqueue
-        let observer = Arc::downgrade(self) as Weak<dyn Observer<SigEvents>>;
-        posix_thread.register_sigqueue_observer(observer.clone(), filter);
+        let observer = SigQueueObserver::new(self.clone());
+        let weak_observer = Arc::downgrade(&observer) as Weak<dyn Observer<SigEvents>>;
+        posix_thread.register_sigqueue_observer(weak_observer.clone(), filter);
 
         // Some signal may come before we register observer, so we do another check here.
-        if posix_thread.has_pending_signals() {
-            self.is_interrupted.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+        if posix_thread.has_pending() {
+            observer.set_interrupted();
         }
 
         enum Res<R> {
@@ -141,16 +150,19 @@ impl Pauser {
             Interrupted,
         }
 
-        let cond = || {
-            if let Some(res) = cond() {
-                return Some(Res::Ok(res));
-            }
+        let cond = {
+            let cloned_observer = observer.clone();
+            move || {
+                if let Some(res) = cond() {
+                    return Some(Res::Ok(res));
+                }
 
-            if self.is_interrupted.load(Ordering::Acquire) {
-                return Some(Res::Interrupted);
-            }
+                if cloned_observer.is_interrupted() {
+                    return Some(Res::Interrupted);
+                }
 
-            None
+                None
+            }
         };
 
         let res = if let Some(timeout) = timeout {
@@ -161,7 +173,8 @@ impl Pauser {
             Ok(self.wait_queue.wait_until(cond))
         };
 
-        posix_thread.unregiser_sigqueue_observer(&observer);
+        // Restore the state
+        posix_thread.unregiser_sigqueue_observer(&weak_observer);
         posix_thread.sig_mask().lock().set(old_mask.as_u64());
 
         match res? {
@@ -170,20 +183,42 @@ impl Pauser {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Resume all paused threads on this pauser.
+    /// Resumes all paused threads on this pauser.
     pub fn resume_all(&self) {
         self.wait_queue.wake_all();
     }
 
-    /// Resume one paused thread on this pauser.
+    /// Resumes one paused thread on this pauser.
     pub fn resume_one(&self) {
         self.wait_queue.wake_one();
     }
 }
 
-impl Observer<SigEvents> for Pauser {
-    fn on_events(&self, events: &SigEvents) {
+struct SigQueueObserver {
+    is_interrupted: AtomicBool,
+    pauser: Arc<Pauser>,
+}
+
+impl SigQueueObserver {
+    fn new(pauser: Arc<Pauser>) -> Arc<Self> {
+        Arc::new(Self {
+            is_interrupted: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            pauser,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn is_interrupted(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_interrupted.load(Ordering::Acquire)
+    }
+
+    fn set_interrupted(&self) {
         self.is_interrupted.store(true, Ordering::Release);
-        self.wait_queue.wake_all();
+    }
+}
+
+impl Observer<SigEvents> for SigQueueObserver {
+    fn on_events(&self, _: &SigEvents) {
+        self.set_interrupted();
+        self.pauser.wait_queue.wake_all();
     }
 }