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

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

signal.sys_tkill

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

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).

tapset::signal(3stap)

November 2023 SystemTap Tapset Reference