Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
>> For those who can reproduce it an have something like libnss-db >> enabled, try disabling it. - disabled it - running vgdisplay killed the machine (wanted to create a new LV for a chroot)... it's not accessible at all anymore, I think the kernel is a 2.6.23-something here, I'll build a rec

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
Josip Rodin wrote: > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 12:30:56AM +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote: >>> Josip, do you guys have libnss-db or similar in use on the buildd >>> machine? >> They have, that's what Debian's userdir-ldap uses. > > No, I have to correct you, this machine isn't part of that setup > (at le

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread Josip Rodin
On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 12:30:56AM +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote: > > Josip, do you guys have libnss-db or similar in use on the buildd > > machine? > > They have, that's what Debian's userdir-ldap uses. No, I have to correct you, this machine isn't part of that setup (at least not yet). -- 2

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread Josip Rodin
On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 03:01:24PM -0700, David Miller wrote: > One thing I notice in the debian bug report is a mention of libnss-db > > So I did some testing here and without libnss-db installed, running > dpkg-query does not use futexes at all. > > But once I install libnss-db and enable it (b

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
> Josip, do you guys have libnss-db or similar in use on the buildd > machine? They have, that's what Debian's userdir-ldap uses. > For those who can reproduce it an have something like libnss-db > enabled, try disabling it. Will do in a few minutes. -- Bernd Zeimetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread David Miller
From: Bernd Zeimetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:30:21 +0200 > at least it runs with 100% CPU, attaching strace to the pid doesn't give > any results > strace-ing the whole process doesn't result in more useful output, but > the hanging processes were killable when they were r

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
Hi, just got linked to this thread, so here's a bit input form me :) >> 1) system type > > A Sun Fire 280R, with two CPU boards, each carrying a TI UltraSparc III > (Cheetah), and 2 GB of RAM. If you need more info, just say. > > (Bernd Zeimetz has previously suggested that the problem is link

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
Hi, > It seems that instead of getting stuck in the kernel where I > thought it would, the process gets stuck elsewhere and > also tends to loop allocating memory until all memory in the > machine is exhausted and the OOM killer starts to try and > kill processes left and right. at least it runs

Re: unkillable dpkg-query processes

2007-10-26 Thread David Miller
From: Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:07:36 +0200 > I did this in a chrooted bash: > > for i in $(seq 0 100); do (dpkg-query -s python2.5-minimal > /dev/null &); > done > > And now the machine went catatonic. :( > > Thankfully the console is still vaguely operational