> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone could tell me why so many processes are started
> on
> my system? Here is a list of them. I am trying to figure out why they
> are
> running and if I can stop them. Thnx.
>
> USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
> root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/0]
> root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
> root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/0]
> root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/1]
> root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
> root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/1]
> root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/2]
> root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/2]
> root 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/2]
> root 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/3]
> root 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/3]
> root 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/3]
> root 14 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/4]
> root 15 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/4]
> root 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/4]
> root 17 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/5]
> root 18 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/5]
> root 19 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/5]
> root 20 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/6]
> root 21 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/6]
> root 22 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/6]
> root 23 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/7]
> root 24 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/7]
> root 25 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/7]
> root 26 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/0]
> root 27 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/1]
> root 28 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/2]
> root 29 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/3]
> root 30 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/4]
> root 31 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/5]
> root 32 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/6]
> root 33 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/7]
> root 34 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [khelper]
> root 107 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kthread]
> root 118 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/0]
> root 119 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/1]
> root 120 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/2]
> root 121 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/3]
> root 122 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/4]
> root 123 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/5]
> root 124 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/6]
> root 125 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/7]
> root 126 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kacpid]
> root 291 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/0]
> root 292 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/1]
> root 293 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/2]
> root 294 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/3]
> root 295 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/4]
> root 296 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/5]
> root 297 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/6]
> root 298 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/7]
> root 301 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [khubd]
> root 303 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kseriod]
> root 387 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 19:33 0:00 [khungtaskd]
> root 388 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 19:33 0:00 [pdflush]
> root 389 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 19:33 0:00 [pdflush]
> root 390 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kswapd0]
> root 391 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/0]
> root 392 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/1]
> root 393 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/2]
> root 394 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/3]
> root 395 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/4]
> root 396 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/5]
> root 397 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/6]
> root 398 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/7]
> root 548 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kpsmoused]
> root 636 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/0]
> root 637 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/1]
> root 638 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/2]
> root 639 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/3]
> root 640 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/4]
> root 641 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/5]
> root 642 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/6]
> root 643 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/7]
> root 644 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata_aux]
> root 654 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
> root 655 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
> root 656 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_2]
> root 657 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_3]
> root 658 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_4]
> root 659 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_5]
> root 660 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_6]
> root 661 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_7]
> root 662 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? R< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_8]
> root 663 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_9]
> root 682 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kstriped]
> root 721 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md5_raid1]
> root 724 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md6_raid1]
> root 727 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md7_raid1]
> root 730 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md9_raid1]
> root 733 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md8_raid1]
> root 736 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md4_raid1]
> root 739 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md3_raid1]
> root 742 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md2_raid1]
> root 745 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md10_raid1]
> root 748 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md11_raid1]
> root 751 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md12_raid1]
> root 754 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md1_raid1]
> root 757 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md0_raid1]
> root 758 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kjournald]
> root 789 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kauditd]
> root 2062 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [hd-audio0]
> root 2100 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [hd-audio1]
> root 2805 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kksmd]
> root 3074 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/0]
> root 3075 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/1]
> root 3076 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/2]
> root 3077 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/3]
> root 3078 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/4]
> root 3079 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/5]
> root 3080 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/6]
> root 3081 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/7]
> root 3082 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpath_handlerd]
> root 3114 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kjournald]
> root 3116 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kjournald]
> root 3308 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [iscsi_eh]
> root 3416 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [cnic_wq]
> root 3427 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/0]
> root 3430 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/1]
> root 3431 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/2]
> root 3432 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/3]
> root 3433 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/4]
> root 3434 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/5]
> root 3435 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/6]
> root 3436 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/7]
> root 3459 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_addr]
> root 3487 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_mcast]
> root 3488 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_inform]
> root 3489 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [local_sa]
> root 3499 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [iw_cm_wq]
> root 3510 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/0]
> root 3511 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/1]
> root 3512 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/2]
> root 3513 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/3]
> root 3514 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/4]
> root 3515 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/5]
> root 3516 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/6]
> root 3517 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/7]
> root 3527 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rdma_cm]
> root 4236 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/0]
> root 4237 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/1]
> root 4238 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/2]
> root 4239 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/3]
> root 4240 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/4]
> root 4241 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/5]
> root 4242 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/6]
> root 4243 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/7]
> root 4344 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/0]
> root 4345 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/1]
> root 4346 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/2]
> root 4347 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/3]
> root 4348 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/4]
> root 4349 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/5]
> root 4350 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/6]
> root 4351 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/7]
>From the looks of things, you have 8 CPUs (or cores), and these standard
processes are being started on a 1 per core basis.
I have a quad-core proc, and have 4 of each of those processes (0-3).
--
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