PROBE::SIGNAL\&.SYS_
Section: Signal Tapset (3stap)
Updated: November 2020
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NAME
probe::signal.sys_tgkill - Sending kill signal to a thread group
SYNOPSIS
signal.sys_tgkill
VALUES
pid_name
-
The name of the signal recipient
task
-
A task handle to the signal recipient
sig
-
The specific kill signal sent to the process
sig_pid
-
The PID of the thread receiving the kill signal
name
-
Name of the probe point
sig_name
-
A string representation of the signal
tgid
-
The thread group ID 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.
SEE ALSO
tapset::signal(3stap)