Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:38:48 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: 8139too: defunct threads |
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Rod Stewart wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Andrew Morton wrote: > > Rod Stewart wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Using the 8139too driver, 0.9.15c, we have noticed that we get a defunct > > > thread for each device we have; if the driver is built into the kernel. > > > If the driver is built as a module, no defunct threads appear. > > > > What is the parent PID for the defunct tasks? zero? > > According to ps, 1
Ah. Of course. All (or most) kernel initialisation is done by PID 1. Search for "kernel_thread" in init/main.c
So it seems that in your setup, process 1 is not reaping children, which is why this hasn't been reported before. Is there something unusual about your setup? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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