Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: unexplained high load | Date | Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:36:14 -0500 | From | Hacksaw <> |
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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.
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