Re: second try, defunct processes

2000-02-16 Thread Grendel
* Ben Collins said: [snip] by using waitpid or wait4) the child process will go zombie (defunct). If the application is coded properly and it still happens, it might mean that the kernel fails to deliver the SIGCHLD signal to the parent for some reason. It might be caused by the kernel

Re: second try, defunct processes

2000-02-16 Thread Aaron Solochek
Well, I tried 2.7.2, and although it seemed to last a little longer, this morning I wake up, and it didn't help. Any other ideas? Would wiping the system clean and trying again help? -Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Grendel wrote: * Ben Collins said: [snip] by using waitpid or wait4)

Re: second try, defunct processes

2000-02-16 Thread Grendel
* Aaron Solochek said: Well, I tried 2.7.2, and although it seemed to last a little longer, this morning I wake up, and it didn't help. Any other ideas? Would wiping the system clean and trying again help? I don't think so. I think you should follow Ben Collins' advice to upgrade the kernel.

second try, defunct processes

2000-02-15 Thread Aaron Solochek
After my system boots up, its happy for a few hours (last time about 10) but then processes start becoming defunct. Mostly network deamons, some running from inetd, some not. I thin I've seen a defunct bash as well, but that may have been linked to the defunct sshd. What on earth can cause

Re: second try, defunct processes

2000-02-15 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 08:58:11AM -0500, Aaron Solochek wrote: After my system boots up, its happy for a few hours (last time about 10) but then processes start becoming defunct. Mostly network deamons, some running from inetd, some not. I thin I've seen a defunct bash as well, but that may

Re: second try, defunct processes

2000-02-15 Thread Aaron Solochek
kernel 2.2.13, sparcstation 5 (170mhz, 128mb), gcc 2.95.2. -Aaron Solochek [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ben Collins wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 08:58:11AM -0500, Aaron Solochek wrote: After my system boots up, its happy for a few hours (last time about 10) but then processes start becoming

Re: second try, defunct processes

2000-02-15 Thread Grendel
* Aaron Solochek said: kernel 2.2.13, sparcstation 5 (170mhz, 128mb), gcc 2.95.2. is the kernel compiled with that compiler? Can you tell that the processes that go defunct are ones that fork during their life span? If so, then that could be a problem with the kernel. After a parent forks, the

Re: second try, defunct processes

2000-02-15 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 03:16:37PM +0100, Grendel wrote: * Aaron Solochek said: kernel 2.2.13, sparcstation 5 (170mhz, 128mb), gcc 2.95.2. is the kernel compiled with that compiler? Can you tell that the processes that go defunct are ones that fork during their life span? If so, then that