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.TH "PROBE::SIGNAL\&.SYS_" "3stap" "May 2021" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Signal Tapset"
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.SH "NAME"
probe::signal.sys_tkill \- Sending a kill signal to a thread
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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signal\&.sys_tkill 
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.SH "VALUES"
.PP
\fIpid_name\fR
.RS 4
The name of the signal recipient
.RE
.PP
\fIsig_name\fR
.RS 4
A string representation of the signal
.RE
.PP
\fIsig_pid\fR
.RS 4
The PID of the process 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 signal sent to the process
.RE
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
Name of the probe point
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The tkill call is analogous to kill(2), except that it also allows a process within a specific thread group to be targeted\&. Such processes are targeted through their unique thread IDs (TID)\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::signal (3stap)