Messages in this thread | | | From | Peter Daum <> | Subject | scsi_eh_x/scsi_wq_x "zombie" processes in kernel 2.6.13+ | Date | Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:17:39 +0100 |
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Starting around kernel version 2.6.13, the scsi_eh_x and scsi_wq_x processes that are created per scsi host will not terminate if the driver for the scsi interface is removed. I don't know whether there are any serious problems involved with this, but one thing that is definitely annoying, is that the process list fills very quickly when modules are loaded/unloaded on demand, because 2 new processes will be created every time the driver for a scsi adapter gets loaded.
(I guess, this happens with all scsi host modules - in my case, the "culprit" is a qlogic fibre channel driver that gets loaded only when needed.)
Regards, Peter Daum
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