From: "David Gómez" <david@pleyades.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: events kthread gone crazy
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 23:19:34 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040506211934.GA1452@fargo> (raw)
Hi all ;),
I'm running kernel 2.6.5. I had running aMule and decided to preview
a file, using xine. Then, suddenly, xine opened but hanged and the
machine started to feel unresponsive and sluggish. I guessed that
the xine process was in D state, so i did a 'ps' and found this mess:
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
1 ? S 0:04 init
2 ? RWN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
3 ? SW< 0:01 [events/0]
4 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [kblockd/0]
7 ? SW 0:00 \_ [pdflush]
8 ? SW 0:01 \_ [pdflush]
10 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [aio/0]
11566 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11567 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- sound_service_0_3
11568 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11569 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11570 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11571 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11572 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11573 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11574 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11575 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11576 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11577 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11578 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11579 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11580 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11581 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11582 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11583 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11584 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11585 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11586 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11587 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11588 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11589 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11590 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11591 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11592 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11593 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11594 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11595 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11596 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11597 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11598 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11599 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11600 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11601 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11602 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11603 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11604 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11605 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11606 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11607 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11608 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11609 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11610 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11611 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11612 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11613 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11614 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11615 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11616 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11617 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11618 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11619 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11620 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11621 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11622 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11623 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11624 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11625 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11626 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11627 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11628 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11629 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11630 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11631 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11632 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11633 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11634 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11635 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11636 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11637 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11638 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11639 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11640 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11641 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11642 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11643 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11644 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11645 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11646 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11647 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11648 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11649 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11650 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11651 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11652 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11653 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11654 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11655 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11656 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11657 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11658 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11659 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11660 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11661 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11662 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11663 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11664 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11665 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11666 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11667 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11668 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11669 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11670 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11671 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11672 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11673 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11674 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11675 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11676 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11677 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11678 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11679 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11680 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11681 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11682 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11683 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11684 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11685 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11686 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11687 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11688 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11689 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11690 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11691 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11692 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11693 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11694 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11695 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11696 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11697 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11698 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11699 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11700 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
11701 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
11702 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
11703 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
18729 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
18730 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116
18731 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
31027 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
31028 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116
31029 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
31745 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
31746 ? S< 0:00 | \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_96
31747 ? D< 0:00 | \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
31748 ? SW< 0:00 \_ [events/0]
31749 ? S< 0:00 \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
31750 ? R< 0:00 \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
5 ? SW 0:00 [khubd]
6 ? SW 0:00 [kapmd]
9 ? SW 0:00 [kswapd0]
11 ? SW 0:00 [kseriod]
12 ? SW 0:10 [kjournald]
54 ? S 0:01 proftpd: (accepting connections)
57 ? SN 0:00 qmail-send
62 ? SN 0:00 \_ splogger qmail
63 ? SN 0:00 \_ qmail-lspawn ./Mailbox
64 ? SN 0:00 \_ qmail-rspawn
65 ? SN 0:00 \_ qmail-clean
67 ? S 0:00 fcron -b -d
73 ? S 0:00 sshd
80 ? SN 0:00 tcpserver -u huma -g users -l 0 0 25 /var/qmail/bin/qmail-smtpd
85 tty3 S 0:00 into
86 tty4 S 0:00 into
87 tty5 S 0:00 into
88 tty6 S 0:00 -zsh
193 tty6 RN 671:47 \_ ./setiathome -verbose
89 tty7 S 0:00 into
90 tty8 S 0:00 into
91 tty9 S 0:00 into
92 ? S 0:00 slog
93 ? S 0:00 klog
97 tty1 S 0:00 -zsh
31751 tty1 R 0:00 \_ ps axf
103 tty12 S 0:02 fetchmail -a -d 360 --logfile /dev/tty12
11556 tty2 S 0:00 into
11560 tty1 D 0:01 xine /home/huma/.aMule/Temp/006.part
I don't think is related to, but these are the lines that i have
in modprobe.conf:
# This is for ALSA
alias char-major-116 snd
alias sb snd-card-0
alias snd-card-0 snd-ens1371
alias snd-card-1 off
alias snd-card-2 off
alias snd-card-3 off
alias sound-slot-1 off
alias sound-service-1-0 off
# And this for OSS emulation
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
# Preserve mixer settings
install snd /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
remove snd /usr/sbin/alsactl store
Any ideas about the cause of this problem?
Thanks,
--
David Gómez
"The question of whether computers can think is just like the question of
whether submarines can swim." -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
next reply other threads:[~2004-05-06 21:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-05-06 21:19 David Gómez [this message]
2004-05-06 21:34 ` events kthread gone crazy DervishD
2004-05-07 9:16 ` David Gómez
2004-05-07 10:24 ` DervishD
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