TAPSET::GURU-SIGNAL(3stap) TAPSET::GURU-SIGNAL(3stap)

# [NAME](#NAME)

tapset::guru-signal - systemtap guru-signal tapset

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Functions in the guru-signal tapset allow a probe handler to queue  
a user-space signals. Such operations may only be safe from some  
kinds of probe points, therefore are guru-mode only.

[**raise**](#raise)

raise a signal in the current thread

See [*function::raise*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::raise.3stap)  
for details.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[*function::raise*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/function::raise.3stap), [*stap*(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stap.1), [*stapprobes*(3stap)](/man/enterprise-packages/systemtap/stapprobes.3stap)

September 2026 SystemTap Tapset Reference

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Document: tapset::guru-signal(3stap) from systemtap 5.6-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://sourceware.org/git/systemtap.git