diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ae80818df4..02d649517a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Major new features:
   incosistent mutex state after fork call in multithread environment.
   In both popen and system there is no direct access to user-defined mutexes.
 
+* On Linux, the gettid function has been added.
+
 Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
 
 * The glibc.tune tunable namespace has been renamed to glibc.cpu and the
diff --git a/manual/process.texi b/manual/process.texi
index 652b0001b5..5728bde2cb 100644
--- a/manual/process.texi
+++ b/manual/process.texi
@@ -228,6 +228,17 @@ The @code{getppid} function returns the process ID of the parent of the
 current process.
 @end deftypefun
 
+@deftypefun pid_t gettid (void)
+@standards{Linux, unistd.h}
+@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
+The @code{gettid} function returns the thread ID of the current
+thread.  The returned value is obtained from the Linux kernel and is
+not subject to caching.  See the discussion of thread IDs above,
+especially regarding reuse of the IDs of threads which have exited.
+
+This function is specific to Linux.
+@end deftypefun
+
 @node Creating a Process
 @section Creating a Process
 
diff --git a/posix/Makefile b/posix/Makefile
index d5a6844c88..0b7d9dbe61 100644
--- a/posix/Makefile
+++ b/posix/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ headers	:= sys/utsname.h sys/times.h sys/wait.h sys/types.h unistd.h	      \
 	   bits/local_lim.h tar.h bits/utsname.h bits/confname.h	      \
 	   bits/waitflags.h bits/waitstatus.h sys/unistd.h sched.h	      \
 	   bits/sched.h bits/cpu-set.h re_comp.h wait.h bits/environments.h   \
-	   cpio.h spawn.h bits/unistd.h bits/types/struct_sched_param.h
+	   cpio.h spawn.h bits/unistd.h bits/types/struct_sched_param.h	      \
+	   bits/unistd_ext.h
 
 routines :=								      \
 	uname								      \
diff --git a/posix/bits/unistd_ext.h b/posix/bits/unistd_ext.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8019cfa758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posix/bits/unistd_ext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* System-specific extensions of <unistd.h>, generic version.
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _UNISTD_H
+# error "Never include <bits/unistd_ext.h> directly; use <unistd.h> instead."
+#endif
diff --git a/posix/unistd.h b/posix/unistd.h
index a8cf28b5e7..127ed494ce 100644
--- a/posix/unistd.h
+++ b/posix/unistd.h
@@ -1166,6 +1166,9 @@ int getentropy (void *__buffer, size_t __length) __wur;
 # include <bits/unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+/* System-specific extensions.  */
+#include <bits/unistd_ext.h>
+
 __END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* unistd.h  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
index da44c274c6..705dd5ea5e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ sysdep_headers += sys/mount.h sys/acct.h sys/sysctl.h \
 tests += tst-clone tst-clone2 tst-clone3 tst-fanotify tst-personality \
 	 tst-quota tst-sync_file_range tst-sysconf-iov_max tst-ttyname \
 	 test-errno-linux tst-memfd_create tst-mlock2 tst-pkey \
-	 tst-rlimit-infinity tst-ofdlocks
+	 tst-rlimit-infinity tst-ofdlocks tst-gettid tst-gettid-kill
 tests-internal += tst-ofdlocks-compat
 
-
 # Generate the list of SYS_* macros for the system calls (__NR_*
 # macros).  The file syscall-names.list contains all possible system
 # call names, and the generated header file produces SYS_* macros for
@@ -100,6 +99,9 @@ $(objpfx)tst-sysconf-iov_max: $(objpfx)tst-sysconf-iov_max-uapi.o
 
 $(objpfx)tst-pkey: $(shared-thread-library)
 
+$(objpfx)tst-gettid: $(shared-thread-library)
+$(objpfx)tst-gettid-kill: $(shared-thread-library)
+
 endif # $(subdir) == misc
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),time)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions
index f1e12d9c69..936a0eb411 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Versions
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ libc {
   }
   GLIBC_2.29 {
     getcpu;
+    gettid;
   }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     # functions used in other libraries
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/libc.abilist
index 9c330f325e..fb58cdca55 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/libc.abilist
@@ -2139,5 +2139,6 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist
index f630fa4c6f..5df9a93aac 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist
@@ -2034,6 +2034,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist
index b96f45590f..e912eb48ee 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.4 _Exit F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/unistd_ext.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/unistd_ext.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d7a8a07d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/unistd_ext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* System-specific extensions of <unistd.h>, Linux version.
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#ifndef _UNISTD_H
+# error "Never include <bits/unistd_ext.h> directly; use <unistd.h> instead."
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __USE_GNU
+
+/* Return the kernel thread ID (TID) of the current thread.  The
+   returned value is not subject to caching.  Most Linux system calls
+   accept a TID in place of a PID.  Using the TID to change properties
+   of a thread that has been created using pthread_create can lead to
+   undefined behavior (comparable to manipulating file descriptors
+   directly that have not been created explicitly).  Note that a TID
+   uniquely identifies a thread only while this thread is running; a
+   TID can be reused once a thread has exited, even if the thread is
+   not detached and has not been joined.  */
+extern __pid_t gettid (void) __THROW;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist
index 088a8ee369..1289f14dc1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist
@@ -1881,6 +1881,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist
index f7ff2c57b9..d020c28039 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist
@@ -2046,6 +2046,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist
index becd8b1033..d9256fbafd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist
@@ -1915,6 +1915,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist
index 74e42a5209..54ef1de463 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.4 _Exit F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist
index 4af5a74e8a..4736785bfa 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist
@@ -1990,6 +1990,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist
index ccef673fd2..b1dd5e229c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist
@@ -2131,5 +2131,6 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist
index 1054bb599e..bcbeb3e116 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist
@@ -1968,6 +1968,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist
index 4f5b5ffebf..e830ba91ff 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist
@@ -1966,6 +1966,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist
index 943aee58d4..098e54210a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist
@@ -1974,6 +1974,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist
index 17a5d17ef9..f53d2b1344 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist
@@ -1969,6 +1969,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/libc.abilist
index 4d62a540fd..a71dd48e57 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/nios2/libc.abilist
@@ -2172,5 +2172,6 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist
index ecc2d6fa13..4ff4d1648a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist
@@ -1994,6 +1994,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist
index f5830f9c33..14f33b00a1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist
@@ -1998,6 +1998,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/libc.abilist
index 633d8f4792..ff68442d3c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/be/libc.abilist
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 _Exit F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/libc.abilist
index 2c712636ef..f72cda8896 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/le/libc.abilist
@@ -2229,5 +2229,6 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/libc.abilist
index 195bc8b2cf..2f1e7fef66 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/rv64/libc.abilist
@@ -2101,5 +2101,6 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist
index 334def033c..5b2dfc68ff 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist
@@ -2003,6 +2003,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist
index 536f4c4ced..92a3f82436 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist
@@ -1909,6 +1909,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 __fentry__ F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist
index 30ae3b6ebb..ca87cfc81f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist
@@ -1885,6 +1885,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist
index 68b107d080..3b0eb4874e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist
@@ -1997,6 +1997,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist
index e5b6a4da50..fa272fbda1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist
@@ -1938,6 +1938,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list
index e24ea29e35..544ab5d54a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list
@@ -112,3 +112,4 @@ process_vm_writev EXTRA	process_vm_writev i:ipipii process_vm_writev
 memfd_create    EXTRA	memfd_create	i:si    memfd_create
 pkey_alloc	EXTRA	pkey_alloc	i:ii	pkey_alloc
 pkey_free	EXTRA	pkey_free	i:i	pkey_free
+gettid          EXTRA   gettid          Ei:     __gettid	gettid
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-gettid-kill.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-gettid-kill.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5005380748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-gettid-kill.c
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/* Verify the interaction of kill and thread groups.
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* This test demonstrates that a signal which is sent to a specified
+   thread ID using the kill function is delivered to the entire thread
+   group (as if it had been sent to the process group).  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/xsignal.h>
+#include <support/xthread.h>
+#include <support/xunistd.h>
+
+/* Signal set containing SIGUSR1.  */
+static sigset_t sigusr1_set;
+
+/* Used to synchronize the threads.  */
+static pthread_barrier_t barrier;
+
+/* TID of the thread to which the signal is sent.  */
+static pid_t target_tid;
+
+/* Thread which is expected to receive the SIGUSR1 signal.  */
+static pthread_t signal_thread;
+
+/* Pipe used to block and terminate the signal thread.  */
+static int pipe_signal[2];
+
+static volatile sig_atomic_t handler_tid;
+
+static void
+sigusr1_handler (int signo)
+{
+  TEST_COMPARE (signo, SIGUSR1);
+  TEST_VERIFY (pthread_self () == signal_thread);
+  TEST_COMPARE (handler_tid, 0);
+  handler_tid = gettid ();
+  TEST_VERIFY (handler_tid > 0);
+  /* Ensure that the read system call in thread_read exits if the
+     signal is delivered before the system call is invoked.  */
+  char ch = 'X';
+  xwrite (pipe_signal[1], &ch, 1);
+}
+
+/* Thread which calls pause without expecting it to return.  The TID
+   of this thread is used as the target in the kill function call.  */
+static void *
+thread_pause_noreturn (void *closure)
+{
+  target_tid = gettid ();
+  TEST_VERIFY (target_tid > 0);
+  xpthread_barrier_wait (&barrier);
+  pause ();
+  FAIL_EXIT1 ("The pause function returned");
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Thread which is expected to receive the signal.  */
+static void *
+thread_read_signal (void *closure)
+{
+  xpthread_sigmask (SIG_UNBLOCK, &sigusr1_set, NULL);
+  xpthread_barrier_wait (&barrier);
+  TEST_VERIFY (target_tid > 0);
+  TEST_VERIFY (gettid () != target_tid);
+  char ch;
+  ssize_t ret = read (pipe_signal[0], &ch, 1);
+  if (ret == 1)
+    /* The signal was delivered before we entered the read system
+       call.  */
+    TEST_COMPARE (ch, 'X');
+  else
+    {
+      /* The signal was delivered while blocked in the read system
+         call.  */
+      TEST_COMPARE (ret, -1);
+      TEST_COMPARE (errno, EINTR);
+    }
+  TEST_COMPARE (handler_tid, gettid ());
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+  /* Block the SIGUSR1 signal in all threads.  */
+  sigemptyset (&sigusr1_set);
+  sigaddset (&sigusr1_set, SIGUSR1);
+  xpthread_sigmask (SIG_BLOCK, &sigusr1_set, NULL);
+
+  xsignal (SIGUSR1, sigusr1_handler);
+  xpipe (pipe_signal);
+
+  xpthread_barrier_init (&barrier, NULL, 3);
+
+  pthread_t target_thread
+    = xpthread_create (NULL, thread_pause_noreturn, NULL);
+  signal_thread = xpthread_create (NULL, thread_read_signal, NULL);
+  xpthread_barrier_wait (&barrier);
+
+  /* Send the SIGUSR1 signal to the thread which has it blocked, and
+     expect it to be delivered to the other thread.  */
+  TEST_COMPARE (kill (target_tid, SIGUSR1), 0);
+
+  xpthread_join (signal_thread);
+  xpthread_cancel (target_thread);
+  xpthread_join (target_thread);
+
+  xpthread_barrier_destroy (&barrier);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-gettid.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-gettid.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78bbaee4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-gettid.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* Smoke test for the gettid system call.
+   Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/namespace.h>
+#include <support/xthread.h>
+#include <support/xunistd.h>
+
+/* TID of the initial (main) thread.  */
+static pid_t initial_tid;
+
+/* Check that PID and TID are the same in a subprocess.  */
+static void
+subprocess (void *closure)
+{
+  TEST_COMPARE (getpid (), gettid ());
+  TEST_VERIFY (gettid () != initial_tid);
+}
+
+/* Check that the TID changes in a new thread.  */
+static void *
+threadfunc (void *closure)
+{
+  TEST_VERIFY (getpid () != gettid ());
+  TEST_VERIFY (gettid () != initial_tid);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/* Check for interactions with vfork.  */
+static void
+test_vfork (void)
+{
+  pid_t proc = vfork ();
+  if (proc == 0)
+    {
+      if (getpid () != gettid ())
+        _exit (1);
+      if (gettid () == initial_tid)
+        _exit (2);
+      _exit (0);
+    }
+  int status;
+  xwaitpid (proc, &status, 0);
+  TEST_COMPARE (status, 0);
+}
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+  initial_tid = gettid ();
+
+  /* The main thread has the same TID as the PID.  */
+  TEST_COMPARE (getpid (), gettid ());
+
+  test_vfork ();
+
+  support_isolate_in_subprocess (subprocess, NULL);
+
+  xpthread_join (xpthread_create (NULL, threadfunc, NULL));
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-setgetname.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-setgetname.c
index b80ff59074..95d8bb9ba4 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-setgetname.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-setgetname.c
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@
    terminator.  */
 #define TASK_COMM_LEN 16
 
-long
-gettid (void)
-{
-    return syscall(__NR_gettid);
-}
-
 /* On Linux we can read this task's name from /proc.  */
 int
 get_self_comm (long tid, char *buf, size_t len)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist
index 86dfb0c94d..735e31a017 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist
@@ -1896,6 +1896,7 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist
index dd688263aa..c54d8974b6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist
@@ -2147,5 +2147,6 @@ GLIBC_2.28 thrd_equal F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_sleep F
 GLIBC_2.28 thrd_yield F
 GLIBC_2.29 getcpu F
+GLIBC_2.29 gettid F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np F
 GLIBC_2.29 posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np F
