SIGNAL\&.SYS_TKILL

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

signal.sys_tkill - Sending a kill signal to a thread

SYNOPSIS

signal.sys_tkill

VALUES

sig_name

: The specific signal sent to the process

sig

: The specific signal sent to the process

pid

: The PID of the process receiving the kill signal

DESCRIPTION

The <command>tkill</command> call is analogous to <command>kill(2)</command>, except that it also allows a process within a specific thread group to be targeted. Such processes are targeted through their unique thread IDs (TID).

AUTHOR

SystemTap