SIGNAL\&.SYS_TGKILL

Section: Signal Tapset (3stap)
Updated: October 2009
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NAME

signal.sys_tgkill - Sending kill signal to a thread group

SYNOPSIS

signal.sys_tgkill

VALUES

sig_name

: A string representation of the signal

sig

: The specific kill signal sent to the process

pid

: The PID of the thread receiving the kill signal

tgid

: The thread group ID of the thread receiving the kill signal

DESCRIPTION

The <command>tgkill</command> call is similar to <command>tkill</command>, except that it also allows the caller to specify the thread group ID of the thread to be signalled. This protects against TID reuse.

AUTHOR

SystemTap