Name

trace_signal_generate — called when a signal is generated

Synopsis

void trace_signal_generate (int sig,
 struct siginfo * info,
 struct task_struct * task);
 

Arguments

sig

signal number

info

pointer to struct siginfo

task

pointer to struct task_struct

Description

Current process sends a 'sig' signal to 'task' process with 'info' siginfo. If 'info' is SEND_SIG_NOINFO or SEND_SIG_PRIV, 'info' is not a pointer and you can't access its field. Instead, SEND_SIG_NOINFO means that si_code is SI_USER, and SEND_SIG_PRIV means that si_code is SI_KERNEL.