PROBE::SIGNAL.SYSK(3stap)

💖 probe::signal.syskill — a SystemTap tapset page, bestie edition 💖

okay so this is one of those 3stap pages from the SystemTap Tapset Reference, and it's all about catching the moment somebody sends a kill signal to a process. it's giving "I'm watching you, specifically" energy and honestly? obsessed. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

probe::signal.syskill — sending a kill signal to a process 💅

like, the whole vibe of this probe is "hey, a signal is about to ruin somebody's whole day." not me narrating process drama fr fr. 😭

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

probe signal.syskill {}

that's it. that's the whole thing. no args, no fuss, just a bare little probe point sitting there waiting to fire. iconic behavior honestly. 🦋

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✨ VALUES ✨

so when this probe goes off, it hands you a whole little gift basket of context. here's every single thing in it, no cap, nothing skipped:

• sig_pid — the PID of the process that's receiving the signal. that's the poor unfortunate soul getting pinged. 🫶
• name — the name of the probe point itself. yes babe, it knows its own name, main character energy. 👑
• sig_name — a string representation of the signal. like, the signal but in words instead of a number. 💖
• task — a task handle pointing at the signal recipient. your little handle on the whole situation. ✨
• pid_name — the name of the signal recipient. the who of the who got signalled. 🌸
• sig — the specific signal that got sent to the process. this is the actual number, the real deal. 🔥

ngl bestie, these are just the values the probe exposes — it's not out here telling you what to do with them. read them, log them, vibe with them, that's on you. 💀

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✨ SEE ALSO ✨

• tapset::signal(3stap) — go read the signal tapset page too, it's the whole friend group of this probe. 🌈

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so yeah, that's the whole page — short, sweet, and extremely to the point. sending signals? this probe sees it. periodt. 💅

and a lil sign-off moment: this was pulled from the SystemTap Tapset Reference, dated September 2026 — version deets are on the reference itself. mwah, bye bestie! 🎀✨🦋