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

       pid_name
           The name of the signal recipient

       sig_name
           A string representation of the signal

       sig_pid
           The PID of the process receiving the kill signal

       sig
           The specific signal sent to the process

       task
           A task handle to the signal recipient

       name
           Name of the probe point

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 2024     PROBE::SIGNAL.SYS_(3stap)

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