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Subject: Re: kill task in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
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Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 19:33:31 +0100 (BST)
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> > TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state ?
> 
> No. Everytime you see hung task in this state
> you see kernel bug.

Or waiting on a resource that isnt available - that can occur for example
with NFS for long periods, or for a few minutes when burning a CD and the
IDE bus is locked