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TRACE_SIGNAL_OVERFLO(9) SIGNAL TRACE_SIGNAL_OVERFLO(9)

NAME

trace_signal_overflow_fail - called when signal queue is overflow

SYNOPSIS

void trace_signal_overflow_fail(int sig, int group, struct siginfo * info);

ARGUMENTS

sig
signal number
group
signal to process group or not (bool)
info
pointer to struct siginfo

DESCRIPTION

Kernel fails to generate 'sig' signal with 'info' siginfo, because siginfo queue is overflow, and the signal is dropped. 'group' is not 0 if the signal will be sent to a process group. 'sig' is always one of RT signals.

AUTHORS

Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com>
Author.
William Cohen <wcohen@redhat.com>
Author.

COPYRIGHT

March 2016 Kernel Hackers Manual 3.2.