Re: Health monitor of a multi-threaded process

[Chris Snook <csnook@redhat.com>]

Yishai Hadas wrote:
> Hi List,
> 
> I'm looking for any mechanism in a multi-threaded process to monitor the
> health of its running threads - or by a specific monitor thread or by
> any other mechanism.
> 
> It includes the following aspects:
> 
>     1) Threads are running and not stuck on any lock. 

If you're using posix locking, you'll never find yourself busy-waiting for very 
long.  Use ps or top.

>     2) Threads are running and have not died accidentally. 

Use ps or top.

>     3) Threads are not consuming "too much" CPU/Memory. 

Use ps or top.  You'll have to decide how much is "too much".

>     4) Threads are not in any infinite loop. 

This requires solving the Halting Problem.  If your management is demanding this 
feature, I suggest informing them that it is mathematically impossible.

Just use top or ps.  Don't reinvent the wheel.  We've got a really good wheel. 
If you don't like top or ps as is, read the ps man page to see all the fancy 
formatting it can do, and parse it with a simple script in your favorite 
scripting language.

	-- Chris