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NAME
probe::signal.sys_tkill - Sending a kill signal to a thread
SYNOPSIS
signal.sys_tkill
VALUES
pid_name The name of the signal recipient task A task handle to the signal recipient name Name of the probe point 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
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).
SEE ALSO
tapset::signal(3stap)