Star A New Way of Sleeping in the Linux Kernel
Linked by David Adams on Thu 2nd Oct 2008 17:40 UTC
Linux The Linux Kernel version 2.6.25 introduces a new Linux process sleeping state, TASK_KILLABLE: If a process is sleeping killably in this new state, it works like TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE with the bonus that it can respond to fatal signals. This feature is generally an improvement over the existing options -- after all, it is another way to keep from getting stuck with dead processes.
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RE: Comment by Elektronkind
by sbergman27 on Thu 2nd Oct 2008 19:26 UTC in reply to "Comment by Elektronkind"
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In Solaris you can just use the preap command to nail a zombie.

Zombies (Z-state processes) are inconsequential. TASK_KILLABLE allows the killing of processes stuck in a D state.

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