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probe::signal.sys_tgkill
 

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

signal.sys_tgkill

VALUES

name
Name of the probe point
sig_name
A string representation of the signal
sig
The specific kill signal sent to the process
tgid
The thread group ID of the thread receiving the kill signal
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.
May 2013 SystemTap Tapset Reference