Hi , The process is the usual "df" command , which is hanging on invocation . The system responds to other commands and is not hung up. Not sure if it is taking any uninterruptible kernel code path. Cheers ! --- "Dhiman, Gaurav" <Gaurav.Dhiman@xxxxxx> wrote: > > If the process is put to sleep in Interruptible > state, it should respond > to signals and should be killed by kill -9 > Can you provide some more information on this. > > GD > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Learner > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:37 PM > To: Linux Kernel Newbie > Subject: Killing blocked processes > > Hi , > > How to kill processes hanging in a blocked state > as > shown below :- > > 100 D root 3810 1 0 78 0 - 355 end > > 06:51 ? 00:00:00 df > > The stack trace is as below :- > > df D C5AE9DA0 160 3810 1 > 4241 31874 (NOTLB) > Call Trace: [<f89db2a4>] __rpc_execute [sunrpc] > 0x204 > (0xc5ae9d48) > [<f89d7596>] rpc_call_setup_Rsmp_f8ecb729 [sunrpc] > 0x46 (0xc5ae9d64) > [<f89d7479>] rpc_call_sync_Rsmp_f3c0f1eb [sunrpc] > 0x69 > (0xc5ae9d70) > [<f89d748a>] rpc_call_sync_Rsmp_f3c0f1eb [sunrpc] > 0x7a > (0xc5ae9d90) > [<f89d7680>] call_reserveresult [sunrpc] 0x0 > (0xc5ae9de4) > [<f89da410>] rpc_run_timer [sunrpc] 0x0 (0xc5ae9e04) > [<f89fa019>] nfs3_proc_statfs [nfs] 0x59 > (0xc5ae9e40) > [<f89eda97>] nfs_statfs [nfs] 0x37 (0xc5ae9e90) > [<c0144759>] vfs_statfs [kernel] 0x59 (0xc5ae9f2c) > [<c01447cb>] sys_statfs [kernel] 0x3b (0xc5ae9f44) > [<c01073e3>] system_call [kernel] 0x33 (0xc5ae9fc0) > > Even a kill -9 as root does not eliminate these > processes . > > Also the stack trace shows that it is not > in "sleep_uninterruptible" . > > Any pointers would help . > > Regards > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote.yahoo.com > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
