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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:32:36 +0300
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To: Kay Sievers <lkml001@vrfy.org>
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Subject: Re: 2.6-test6-mm1 zombie hotplug/event processes
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I have this too

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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