probe::signal.sys_tkill(3stap) — Linux manual page

NAME | SYNOPSIS | VALUES | DESCRIPTION | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

PROBE::SIGNAL.SYS_(3stap)     Signal Tapset    PROBE::SIGNAL.SYS_(3stap)

NAME         top

       probe::signal.sys_tkill - Sending a kill signal to a thread

SYNOPSIS         top

       signal.sys_tkill

VALUES         top

       task
           A task handle to the signal recipient

       sig_name
           A string representation of the signal

       pid_name
           The name of the signal recipient

       sig_pid
           The PID of the process receiving the kill signal

       name
           Name of the probe point

       sig
           The specific signal sent to the process

DESCRIPTION         top

       The tkill call is analogous to kill(2), 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).

SEE ALSO         top

       tapset::signal(3stap)

COLOPHON         top

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SystemTap Tapset Reference    November 2023    PROBE::SIGNAL.SYS_(3stap)

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