mptcp_lib_result_fail "${test_name}"
 }
 
-kill_wait()
-{
-       [ $1 -eq 0 ] && return 0
-
-       kill -SIGUSR1 $1 > /dev/null 2>&1
-       kill $1 > /dev/null 2>&1
-       wait $1 2>/dev/null
-}
-
 # This function is used in the cleanup trap
 #shellcheck disable=SC2317
 cleanup()
        for pid in $client4_pid $server4_pid $client6_pid $server6_pid\
                   $server_evts_pid $client_evts_pid
        do
-               kill_wait $pid
+               mptcp_lib_kill_wait $pid
        done
 
        local netns
        fi
        :>"$client_evts"
        if [ $client_evts_pid -ne 0 ]; then
-               kill_wait $client_evts_pid
+               mptcp_lib_kill_wait $client_evts_pid
        fi
        ip netns exec "$ns2" ./pm_nl_ctl events >> "$client_evts" 2>&1 &
        client_evts_pid=$!
        fi
        :>"$server_evts"
        if [ $server_evts_pid -ne 0 ]; then
-               kill_wait $server_evts_pid
+               mptcp_lib_kill_wait $server_evts_pid
        fi
        ip netns exec "$ns1" ./pm_nl_ctl events >> "$server_evts" 2>&1 &
        server_evts_pid=$!
                              "10.0.2.2" "$client4_port" "23" "$client_addr_id" "ns1" "ns2"
 
        # Delete the listener from the client ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        local sport
        sport=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info sport "$server_evts" $SUB_ESTABLISHED)
                              "$client_addr_id" "ns1" "ns2"
 
        # Delete the listener from the client ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        sport=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info sport "$server_evts" $SUB_ESTABLISHED)
 
                              "$client_addr_id" "ns1" "ns2"
 
        # Delete the listener from the client ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        sport=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info sport "$server_evts" $SUB_ESTABLISHED)
 
                              "10.0.2.1" "$app4_port" "23" "$server_addr_id" "ns2" "ns1"
 
        # Delete the listener from the server ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        sport=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info sport "$client_evts" $SUB_ESTABLISHED)
 
                              "$server_addr_id" "ns2" "ns1"
 
        # Delete the listener from the server ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        sport=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info sport "$client_evts" $SUB_ESTABLISHED)
 
                              "10.0.2.2" "10.0.2.1" "$new4_port" "23" "$server_addr_id" "ns2" "ns1"
 
        # Delete the listener from the server ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        sport=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info sport "$client_evts" $SUB_ESTABLISHED)
 
                              "$server_addr_id" "ns2" "ns1"
 
        # Delete the listener from the server ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        sport=$(mptcp_lib_evts_get_info sport "$client_evts" $SUB_ESTABLISHED)
 
        sleep 0.5
 
        # Delete the listener from the client ns, if one was created
-       kill_wait $listener_pid
+       mptcp_lib_kill_wait $listener_pid
 
        sleep 0.5
        verify_listener_events $client_evts $LISTENER_CLOSED $AF_INET 10.0.2.2 $client4_port