[opensuse-kernel] A process sits in memory, cannot kill
Hi! A process sits in memory, cannot kill: anixx 16677 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 04:48 0:00 [firefox-bin] <defunct> How should I terminate it without reboot? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org
On 14/12/11 22:15, Ilya Chernykh wrote:
Hi!
A process sits in memory, cannot kill:
anixx 16677 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 04:48 0:00 [firefox-bin]<defunct>
How should I terminate it without reboot?
Did you tried sending SIGKILL to the processes ? killall -9 firefox-bin (by default SIGTERM is sent, not SIGKILL) also report a bug against firefox, it should not do that -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 14 of December 2011 22:59EN, Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
On 14/12/11 22:15, Ilya Chernykh wrote:
anixx 16677 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 04:48 0:00 [firefox-bin]<defunct>
How should I terminate it without reboot?
Did you tried sending SIGKILL to the processes ?
Sending KILL to a zombie doesn't help.
(by default SIGTERM is sent, not SIGKILL) also report a bug against firefox, it should not do that
The problem is not this process (it's finished now), the problem is its parent. It should have called waitpid() or similar but it haven't for some reason. Killing the parent is the way to get rid of the zombie. Michal Kubeček -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org
Am jeu 15 déc 2011 08:17:21 CET schrieb Michal Kubeček <mkubecek@suse.cz>:
On Wednesday 14 of December 2011 22:59EN, Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
Did you tried sending SIGKILL to the processes ?
Sending KILL to a zombie doesn't help.
(by default SIGTERM is sent, not SIGKILL) also report a bug against firefox, it should not do that
The problem is not this process (it's finished now), the problem is its parent. It should have called waitpid() or similar but it haven't for some reason. Killing the parent is the way to get rid of the zombie.
Note to self: don't turn my own kids into zombies or let anyone else do so. -- Jean -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday 15 December 2011 11:17:21 Michal Kubeček wrote:
[firefox-bin]<defunct>
How should I terminate it without reboot?
Did you tried sending SIGKILL to the processes ?
Sending KILL to a zombie doesn't help.
(by default SIGTERM is sent, not SIGKILL) also report a bug against firefox, it should not do that
The problem is not this process (it's finished now), the problem is its parent. It should have called waitpid() or similar but it haven't for some reason. Killing the parent is the way to get rid of the zombie.
What parent has firefox? Now it again hangs as zombie. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org
Am Donnerstag, 15. Dezember 2011, 23:14:19 schrieb Ilya Chernykh:
On Thursday 15 December 2011 11:17:21 Michal Kubeček wrote:
[firefox-bin]<defunct>
How should I terminate it without reboot?
Did you tried sending SIGKILL to the processes ?
Sending KILL to a zombie doesn't help.
(by default SIGTERM is sent, not SIGKILL) also report a bug against firefox, it should not do that
The problem is not this process (it's finished now), the problem is its parent. It should have called waitpid() or similar but it haven't for some reason. Killing the parent is the way to get rid of the zombie.
What parent has firefox? Now it again hangs as zombie. Look at the output of pstree -p
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On Thursday 15 December 2011 05:59:44 Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
anixx 16677 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 04:48 0:00 [firefox-bin]<defunct>
How should I terminate it without reboot?
Did you tried sending SIGKILL to the processes ?
killall -9 firefox-bin
(by default SIGTERM is sent, not SIGKILL) also report a bug against firefox, it should not do that
I tried pkill -9 PID, does not help -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org
On 12/14/2011 08:15 PM, Ilya Chernykh wrote:
Hi!
A process sits in memory, cannot kill:
anixx 16677 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 04:48 0:00 [firefox-bin]<defunct>
How should I terminate it without reboot?
It's a zombie. It's already exited and waiting for someone to notice. Did your UI crash or something? All of that processes, except for the bit trying to pass on SIGCHLD are already gone. It's mostly a nuisance in ps. -Jeff -- Jeff Mahoney SuSE Labs -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kernel+owner@opensuse.org
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