Hi,
the hotplug/event processes are hanging in my task list.
Everything if working, but as a example: USB-mouse disconnect/connect gets 6 more
zombies.
2.4 is okay. System is debian sid with hotplug package 20030924.
Any idea, why this happens?
Thanks
Kay
pim:~# ps afx
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ? S 0:03 init [2]
2 ? SWN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
3 ? SW< 0:00 [events/0]
41 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
58 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
68 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
79 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
123 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
128 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
134 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
140 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
145 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
151 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
157 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
162 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
168 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
186 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
188 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
190 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
196 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
221 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
462 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
464 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
466 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
488 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
497 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
499 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
501 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
503 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
505 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
507 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
551 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
557 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
669 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
4 ? SW< 0:00 [kblockd/0]
5 ? SW 0:00 [pdflush]
6 ? SW 0:00 [pdflush]
7 ? SW 0:00 [kswapd0]
8 ? SW< 0:00 [aio/0]
9 ? SW< 0:00 [aio_fput/0]
10 ? SW 0:00 [kseriod]
...
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Kay Sievers wrote:
>Hi,
>the hotplug/event processes are hanging in my task list.
>Everything if working, but as a example: USB-mouse disconnect/connect gets 6 more
>zombies.
>
>2.4 is okay. System is debian sid with hotplug package 20030924.
>
>Any idea, why this happens?
>
>Thanks
>Kay
>
>
>pim:~# ps afx
> PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
> 1 ? S 0:03 init [2]
> 2 ? SWN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
> 3 ? SW< 0:00 [events/0]
> 41 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 58 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 68 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 79 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 123 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 128 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 134 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 140 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 145 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 151 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 157 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 162 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 168 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 186 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 188 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 190 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 196 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 221 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 462 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 464 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 466 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 488 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 497 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 499 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 501 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 503 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 505 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 507 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 551 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 557 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [hotplug] <defunct>
> 669 ? Z< 0:00 \_ [events/0] <defunct>
> 4 ? SW< 0:00 [kblockd/0]
> 5 ? SW 0:00 [pdflush]
> 6 ? SW 0:00 [pdflush]
> 7 ? SW 0:00 [kswapd0]
> 8 ? SW< 0:00 [aio/0]
> 9 ? SW< 0:00 [aio_fput/0]
> 10 ? SW 0:00 [kseriod]
>...
>
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