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