khubd zombie

khubd zombie

[Patrik Weiskircher]

killall khubd results to:
10 ?        Z      0:00 [khubd <defunct>]

is this ok?
if not, how can i solve this?

Best Regards,
Patrik Weiskircher

Re: khubd zombie

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 02:33:13PM +0100, Patrik Weiskircher wrote:
> killall khubd results to:
> 10 ?        Z      0:00 [khubd <defunct>]
> 
> is this ok?
> if not, how can i solve this?

What kernel version is this?
And why are you trying to kill khubd from userspace?  Unloading the
usbcore module will do the same thing.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: khubd zombie

[John Levon]

On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 02:33:13PM +0100, Patrik Weiskircher wrote:

> killall khubd results to:
> 10 ?        Z      0:00 [khubd <defunct>]
> 
> is this ok?
> if not, how can i solve this?

add reparent_to_init() in drivers/usb/hub.c (by the daemonize()).

I imagine the fix is sitting in some USB changes somewhere ...

john

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Re: khubd zombie

[Patrik Weiskircher]

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On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 19:14, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 02:33:13PM +0100, Patrik Weiskircher wrote:
> > killall khubd results to:
> > 10 ?        Z      0:00 [khubd <defunct>]
> > 
> > is this ok?
> > if not, how can i solve this?
> 
> What kernel version is this?
> And why are you trying to kill khubd from userspace?  Unloading the
> usbcore module will do the same thing.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

I tried it with 2.4.5, 2.4.12, 2.4.17.
And I have to kill everything except init.
I need a "clean" system.

Anyway, I don't think that it should behave like that.
Killing something from userspace should not affect the kernel, or did I
miss something?

I fixed it, it works, patch file attached.

Best Regards,
Patrik


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diff -Naur linux-2.4.17/drivers/usb/hub.c linux/drivers/usb/hub.c
--- linux-2.4.17/drivers/usb/hub.c	Mon Feb 18 20:43:48 2002
+++ linux/drivers/usb/hub.c	Mon Feb 18 20:38:50 2002
@@ -826,6 +826,8 @@
 
 static int usb_hub_thread(void *__hub)
 {
+	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+
 	lock_kernel();
 
 	/*
@@ -835,6 +837,13 @@
 
 	daemonize();
 
+	/* avoid getting signals */
+	spin_lock_irq(&tsk->sigmask_lock);
+	flush_signals(tsk);
+	sigfillset(&tsk->blocked);
+	recalc_sigpending(tsk);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->sigmask_lock);
+
 	/* Setup a nice name */
 	strcpy(current->comm, "khubd");
 
@@ -879,7 +888,7 @@
 	}
 
 	pid = kernel_thread(usb_hub_thread, NULL,
-		CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | CLONE_SIGHAND);
+		CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | CLONE_SIGNAL);
 	if (pid >= 0) {
 		khubd_pid = pid;
 

Re: khubd zombie

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 08:56:22PM +0100, Patrik Weiskircher wrote:
> 
> I tried it with 2.4.5, 2.4.12, 2.4.17.
> And I have to kill everything except init.
> I need a "clean" system.

What?  You want to also get rid of keventd, ksoftirqd_CPUX, kswapd, and
others and expect your machine to still work properly?

> Anyway, I don't think that it should behave like that.
> Killing something from userspace should not affect the kernel, or did I
> miss something?

This is a _kernel_ thread, not a userspace program running.

> I fixed it, it works, patch file attached.

And what happened to your USB devices when you kill khubd after applying
your patch?

The reparent_to_init() seems like the better thing to do.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: khubd zombie

[Patrik Weiskircher]

On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 21:00, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 08:56:22PM +0100, Patrik Weiskircher wrote:
> > 
> > I tried it with 2.4.5, 2.4.12, 2.4.17.
> > And I have to kill everything except init.
> > I need a "clean" system.
> 
> What?  You want to also get rid of keventd, ksoftirqd_CPUX, kswapd, and
> others and expect your machine to still work properly?

I just do a kill(-1,15);
It doesn't affect keventd, ksoftirqd_CPUX, etc. as far as i know.
Except the khubd, it keeps getting a zombie.

> 
> > Anyway, I don't think that it should behave like that.
> > Killing something from userspace should not affect the kernel, or did I
> > miss something?
> 
> This is a _kernel_ thread, not a userspace program running.

khubd is a kernel thread, yes.
But if I issue a 'killall khubd' it shouldn't become a zombie.

> 
> > I fixed it, it works, patch file attached.
> 
> And what happened to your USB devices when you kill khubd after applying
> your patch?

They work as always.

> 
> The reparent_to_init() seems like the better thing to do.
> 

I have to admit, I'm really new to the kernel sources.
There's still _very_ much I don't know about the kernel.
These are the first steps in kernel programming. 
Sorry if it's the wrong way to do, I just try my best.

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Best Regards,
Patrik Weiskircher

Re: khubd zombie

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 09:16:30PM +0100, Patrik Weiskircher wrote:
> 
> khubd is a kernel thread, yes.
> But if I issue a 'killall khubd' it shouldn't become a zombie.

Agreed.  I'll look into this.

> > And what happened to your USB devices when you kill khubd after applying
> > your patch?
> 
> They work as always.

Try removing a device, or plugging a new one in :)

greg k-h

Re: khubd zombie

[Patrik Weiskircher]

On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 21:43, Greg KH wrote:

> > > And what happened to your USB devices when you kill khubd after applying
> > > your patch?
> > 
> > They work as always.
> 
> Try removing a device, or plugging a new one in :)
> 

Without my patch, plugging a new one in doesn't work, after a killall
khubd. with my patch it worked without a single problem. (with ohci,
don't know if that matters.)

I'll do some more tests tomorrow morning. ;)

Thanks for your help so far,
Patrik

Re: khubd zombie

[Andrew Rodland]

I read this as "Kobold Zombie". >:)