sys_tkill(9)

sys_tkill9

Send signal to one specific task

Usage

long sys_tkill(pid_t pid, int sig);

Arguments

pid

the PID of the task

sig

signal to be sent

Overview

Send a signal to only one task, even if it's a CLONE_THREAD task.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7
  2. 8

From linux-manual-3.16 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.