From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265884AbUGEBD1 (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:03:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265885AbUGEBD1 (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:03:27 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:35549 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265884AbUGEBD0 (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:03:26 -0400 Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 21:34:13 -0300 From: Marcelo Tosatti To: Chris Mason Cc: Rob Mueller , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Processes stuck in unkillable D state (2.4 and 2.6)\ Message-ID: <20040705003413.GC20847@logos.cnet> References: <006a01c45de6$e4442930$62afc742@ROBMHP> <1088604723.1589.1387.camel@watt.suse.com> <007901c45ebc$5dc0b730$62afc742@ROBMHP> <1088614262.1589.1395.camel@watt.suse.com> <20040704173936.GA19545@logos.cnet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040704173936.GA19545@logos.cnet> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 02:39:36PM -0300, Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 12:51:02PM -0400, Chris Mason wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 10:58, Rob Mueller wrote: > > > > Hi, could you please post the full sysrq-t output? > > > > > > Sure. The 2 procs stuck in D state were 5873 and 15071. > > > > Well, you've got two procs waiting for pages but it isn't entirely clear > > why they aren't getting them. There have been quite a few fixes in this > > area since 2.6.4, how hard is it for you to upgrade? > > Chris, > > However the said should not be present in v2.4, right? Ugh, I meant, "however said bug (which affects v2.6.4-earlier) did not exist in v2.4", so, what would be causing the eternal "D" processes on v2.4 ?