SYS_TGKILL(9) Driver Basics SYS_TGKILL(9)
NAME
sys_tgkill - send signal to one specific thread
SYNOPSIS
long sys_tgkill(pid_t tgid, pid_t pid, int sig);
ARGUMENTS
tgid
the thread group ID of the thread
pid
the PID of the thread
sig
signal to be sent
DESCRIPTION
This syscall also checks the tgid and returns -ESRCH even if the PID exists but it's not belonging to the target process anymore. This
method solves the problem of threads exiting and PIDs getting reused.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6. July 2010 SYS_TGKILL(9)
