From: Paolo Giarrusso <blaisorblade_personal@yahoo.it>
To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Cc: Doug Dumitru <doug@easyco.com>
Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Stranded processes on halt with 2.6.9 host (2.4.26 client)
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:27:12 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200412161927.12219.blaisorblade_personal@yahoo.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41BCD1C8.8060701@easyco.com>
On Monday 13 December 2004 00:18, Doug Dumitru wrote:
> I have been running 2.6.7 on the host for some time in SKAs mode. When
> trying to upgrade to 2.6.9, 2.4.26 clients do run correctly, but upon
> shutdown they leave two processes stranded that cannot be killed (even
> with kill -9). Both processes show [halt] so this must be very near the
> end of UML shutdown. Any ideas. I hunted the message list, but did not
> see anything obvious.
It's on *any* 2.6.9 host (search "zombie" on the list and you'll find many
info). Some UML kernels have been partially patched for that... but some
problems are only due to the host kernel and not workaroundable.
> Server is a Dual P-III running fresh Fedora Core 3. Kernel.org 2.6.9
> kernel has been tried with:
> 15957 host-skas3-2.6.7-v1.patch
This particular one would crash IIRC (even Oops the kernel).... at least on
2.6.9 prereleases.
> 23838 host-skas3-2.6.9-rc4-v6.patch
> 25510 host-skas3-2.6.9-v7.patch
> but they all behave the same way.
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Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade
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2004-12-12 23:18 [uml-devel] Stranded processes on halt with 2.6.9 host (2.4.26 client) Doug Dumitru
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