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SYS_TGKILL(9) | Driver Basics | SYS_TGKILL(9) |
NAME¶
sys_tgkill - send signal to one specific threadSYNOPSIS¶
long sys_tgkill(pid_t tgid,
pid_t pid, int sig);
ARGUMENTS¶
tgidthe thread group ID of the thread
pid
the PID of the thread
sig
signal to be sent
DESCRIPTION¶
This syscall also checks the tgid and returns -ESRCH even if the PID exists but it's not belonging to the target process anymore. This method solves the problem of threads exiting and PIDs getting reused.COPYRIGHT¶
May 2018 | Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16 |