---
name: "trace_signal_overflow_fail"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.2"
version: "3.2.78-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/trace_signal_overflow_fail"
---

# trace\_signal\_overflow\_fail(9)

called when signal queue is overflow

## NAME

trace\_signal\_overflow\_fail - called when signal queue is overflow

## SYNOPSIS

**void trace\_signal\_overflow\_fail(int** *sig***, int** *group***, struct siginfo \*** *info***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*sig*

signal number

*group*

signal to process group or not (bool)

*info*

pointer to struct siginfo

## DESCRIPTION

Kernel fails to generate 'sig' signal with 'info' siginfo, because siginfo queue is overflow, and the signal is dropped. 'group' is not 0 if the signal will be sent to a process group. 'sig' is always one of RT signals.

## AUTHORS

**Jason Baron** \<jbaron@redhat.com\>

Author.

**William Cohen** \<wcohen@redhat.com\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT