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probe::signal.sys_tkill(3stap)

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

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

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

probe signal.sys_tkill {}

sig_pid

The PID of the process receiving the kill signal

sig_name

A string representation of the signal

name

Name of the probe point

task

A task handle to the signal recipient

pid_name

The name of the signal recipient

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)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference Ver

systemtap 5.6-r0 · enterprise-packages · ingested 2026-10-02