Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:01:33 -0500 (EST) | From | linux-os <> | Subject | Re: error while implementing kill() |
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kill_proc(pid, SIGNAL, x) is used inside the kernel to send signals to kernel threads. It is not necessarily the way to kill user-mode tasks. They should be sent a fatal signal from user-mode.
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>> dear sir, >> I am unable to use the system call kill(pid,sig).I >> have included the header file <signal.h>. I used it in >> a module to kill a process. The module is compiling >> properly but giving the following error while >> inserting the module, >> unresolved symbol kill() > > Who says that kill() is > 1) a defined function > 2) is the function that does what the libc call does > 3) is the function that does what you expect > > As for sending signals, > it's been posted today already, see the archives. > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=111155537319322&w=2 > > > Jan Engelhardt > -- > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
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