Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:05:41 -0800 (PST) | From | Bob Lorenzini <> | Subject | Re: unexplained high load |
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Hacksaw wrote:
> Ahh, a D state. > > D means disk wait, which the only thing that can postpone a -9. Basic, the > process is stuck in a loop inside a routine that needs to be atomic. > > You'll have to reboot to clear it. I believe this is a kernel bug. Try going > back to 2.2.14, or maybe up to 2.2.19pre2.
FYI at this moment I have a failing scsi tape format on a machine (2.2.18) that has the same symtom (hung in D state, load=1).
Bob
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