From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:36:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:36:31 -0500 Received: from 216.41.5.host170 ([216.41.5.170]:38524 "EHLO habitrail.home.fools-errant.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:36:20 -0500 Message-Id: <200101102136.f0ALaEr01228@habitrail.home.fools-errant.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: kernel@ddx.a2000.nu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: unexplained high load Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:36:14 -0500 From: Hacksaw Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Ahh, a D state. D means disk wait, which the only thing that can postpone a -9. Basic, the process is stuck in a loop inside a routine that needs to be atomic. You'll have to reboot to clear it. I believe this is a kernel bug. Try going back to 2.2.14, or maybe up to 2.2.19pre2. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/