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by Torsten Werner
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pvm_kill Scilab // Group Scilab function pvm_kill |
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NAME
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pvm_kill - Terminates a specified PVM process. |
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CALLING SEQUENCE |
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[infos] = pvm_kill(tids) |
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PARAMETERS
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tids : row of integer, task identifier of the PVM process to be killed |
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(not yourself). |
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infos : row of integer, status code returned by the routine. Values less |
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than zero indicate an error. |
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DESCRIPTION
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pvm_kill sends a terminate (SIGTERM) signal to the PVM process |
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identified by |
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In the case of multiprocessors the terminate signal is replaced with a |
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host dependent method for killing a process. If pvm_kill is successful, |
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The array |
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can be checked to determine the status for each process. Values less than |
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zero indicate an error, while zero values indicate a success. |
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pvm_kill is not designed to kill the calling process. To kill yourself in |
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C call pvm_exit() followed by quit(). |
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EXAMPLE
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info = pvm_kill(262153) |
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SEE ALSO |
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pvm_exit |
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