Re: kill task in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE
george anzinger (george@mvista.com)
Wed, 08 May 2002 16:27:11 -0700
Philippe Troin wrote:
>
> Denis Vlasenko <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> writes:
>
> > On 8 May 2002 12:01, Amol Lad wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > Is there any way i can kill a task in
> > > TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state ?
> >
> > No. Everytime you see hung task in this state
> > you see kernel bug.
> >
> > Somebody correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Except for processes accessing NFS files while the NFS server is down:
> they will be stuck in TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE until the NFS server comes
> back up again.
A REALLY good argument for puting timeouts on your NSF mounts! Don't
leave home without them.
-g
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George Anzinger george@mvista.com
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