signal.sys_tgkill(3stap)
NAME
signal.sys_tgkill - Sending kill signal to a thread group
SYNOPSIS
signal.sys_tgkill
VALUES
- sig_name
- A string representation of the signal
- sig The specific kill signal sent to the process
- pid The PID of the thread receiving the kill signal
- tgid The thread group ID of the thread receiving the kill signal
DESCRIPTION
- The <command>tgkill</command> call is similar to
<command>tkill</command>, except that it also allows the caller to
specify the thread group ID of the thread to be signalled. This
protects against TID reuse.