From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:17:43 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:17:38 -0500 Received: from sun0.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de ([149.217.50.120]:24001 "EHLO sun0.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:17:12 -0500 Subject: processes in uninteruptible state unkillable From: Juergen Sawinski To: "linux-kernel@vger" Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0 (Preview Release) Date: 05 Dec 2001 17:15:48 +0100 Message-Id: <1007568949.7891.0.camel@ara> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I have a few processes that were started in a smb mount directory. Due to server reboot the connection broke. The processes are now in an uninterruptable state, waiting for IO, so, they cannot be killed nor the smbfs unmounted. Obviously, the only thing I can do is to reboot my computer. Any suggestions? Linux ara 2.4.14 #2 Fri Nov 9 03:03:03 CET 2001 i686 unknown Cheers. -- Juergen Sawinski Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research Dept. of Biomedical Optics Jahnstr. 29 D-69120 Heidelberg Germany Phone: +49-6221-486-308 Fax: +49-6221-486-325 priv. Phone: +49-6221-418 858 Mobile: +49-171-532 5302