From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263366AbUEGInR (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 May 2004 04:43:17 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263375AbUEGImn (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 May 2004 04:42:43 -0400 Received: from madrid10.amenworld.com ([62.193.203.32]:16144 "EHLO madrid10.amenworld.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263325AbUEGIiJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 7 May 2004 04:38:09 -0400 Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 23:34:50 +0200 From: DervishD To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: events kthread gone crazy Message-ID: <20040506213450.GA11761@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20040506211934.GA1452@fargo> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20040506211934.GA1452@fargo> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: Pleyades Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi David :) * Davilín dixit: > 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: [...] > 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 [Ad infinitum] It seems that ALSA is screwing something. Maybe you need to recompile ALSA binaries or something like that :??? > 85 tty3 S 0:00 into What the hell is that crap? X''DDDD > 11560 tty1 D 0:01 xine /home/huma/.aMule/Temp/006.part Have you seen where xine is disk sleeping. It should not matter to the sound problem, but... > Any ideas about the cause of this problem? Apart from the ALSA cause, I don't have the slightest idea :( Good luck. Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 http://www.pleyades.net & http://raul.pleyades.net/