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.\"    Manual: Signal Tapset
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.TH "PROBE::SIGNAL\&.SYS_" "3stap" "October 2018" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Signal Tapset"
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.SH "NAME"
probe::signal.sys_tgkill \- Sending kill signal to a thread group
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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signal\&.sys_tgkill 
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.SH "VALUES"
.PP
\fIsig_pid\fR
.RS 4
The PID of the thread receiving the kill signal
.RE
.PP
\fItask\fR
.RS 4
A task handle to the signal recipient
.RE
.PP
\fIsig\fR
.RS 4
The specific kill signal sent to the process
.RE
.PP
\fIpid_name\fR
.RS 4
The name of the signal recipient
.RE
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
Name of the probe point
.RE
.PP
\fIsig_name\fR
.RS 4
A string representation of the signal
.RE
.PP
\fItgid\fR
.RS 4
The thread group ID of the thread receiving the kill signal
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The tgkill call is similar to tkill, except that it also allows the caller to specify the thread group ID of the thread to be signalled\&. This protects against TID reuse\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::signal (3stap)