FUNCTION::ABORT(3stap) Logging Tapset FUNCTION::ABORT(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

function::abort - Immediately shutting down probing script.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```


    abort()
```

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

None

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This is similar to **exit** but immediately aborts the current probe handler instead of waiting for its completion. Probe handlers already running on \*other* CPU cores, however, will still continue to their completion. Unlike **error**, this function call cannot be caught by 'try ... catch'.

# [SEE ALSO0](#SEE_ALSO0)

[*tapset::logging*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/tapset::logging.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference Ver

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Document: function::abort(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git