AFAIK, there is no a status which indicates a process paused. How does kernel deal with a paused process? Or, any other ways to implement a paused process? 2010/8/25 Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi.. > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 15:53, Parmenides <mobile.parmenides@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Some signals, such as SIGSTOP, SIGTSTP, SIGTTIN, SIGTTOU, can cause a >> process to stop. What's the meaning of a ***stopped*** process? Or, >> what happens in kernel if a process stop by these signals? > > "Stopped" is actually paused... while "terminated" is "ended". > > -- > regards, > > Mulyadi Santosa > Freelance Linux trainer and consultant > > blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com > training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ