probe::signal.sys_tkill
Name
probe::signal.sys_tkill — Sending a kill signal to a thread
Synopsis
signal.sys_tkill
Values
sig_pid- The PID of the process receiving the kill signal
sig- The specific signal sent to the process
name- Name of the probe point
pid_name- The name of the signal recipient
sig_name- A string representation of the signal
task- A task handle to the signal recipient
Description
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).
