Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 01 Nov 2001 22:16:19 -0800 | From | Chris Rankin <> | Subject | Re: on exit xterm totally wrecks linux 2.4.11 to 2.4.14-pre6 (unkillable processes) |
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Hi,
I see something similar with vanilla 2.4.13 (+devfs), except my unkillable xterms don't appear until a modprobe has already failed. Specifically, what seems to happen is:
- an open() call causes the kernel to grab the devfs rwsem for reading, and then load a module (e.g. ide-cd). - the modprobe process then waits forever for write-access to the devfs rwsem.
Each xterm then waits forever in "wait_for_devfsd_finished()", presumably when it tries to close its terminal.
Are you also using dynamic module loading? Are ALL of your unkillable processes xterms, or do you also have a failed modprobe lurking somewhere?
Chris
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