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PROBE::SIGNAL.SYS_(3stap) Signal Tapset PROBE::SIGNAL.SYS_(3stap)

NAME

probe::signal.sys_tgkill - Sending kill signal to a thread group

SYNOPSIS

signal.sys_tgkill

VALUES

sig_name
A string representation of the signal
name
Name of the probe point
task
A task handle to the signal recipient
tgid
The thread group ID of the thread receiving the kill signal
sig
The specific kill signal sent to the process
pid_name
The name of the signal recipient
sig_pid
The PID of the thread receiving the kill signal

DESCRIPTION

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.

SEE ALSO0

tapset::signal(3stap)
March 2016 SystemTap Tapset Reference