Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:26:30 +1200 (NZST) From: Koryn Grant <koryn@endace.com> To: Sean McNeil <sean@mcneil.com> Cc: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kill(pid,0) sends a signal or not? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.56.0406211725240.12063@prefect.et.endace.com> In-Reply-To: <1087794678.46146.4.camel@server.mcneil.com> References: <1087794678.46146.4.camel@server.mcneil.com>
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On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, Sean McNeil wrote: > Any info on how threads are suppose to behave when a process does a > kill(pid,0) would be greatly appreciated. The Single Unix Specification speaks thusly about kill(): "If sig is 0 (the null signal), error checking is performed but no signal is actually sent. The null signal can be used to check the validity of pid." Cheers, Koryn
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