From: "Abu M. Muttalib" <abum@aftek.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: FW: significance of process "events/0"
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 20:45:23 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BKEKJNIHLJDCFGDBOHGMIEKNCOAA.abum@aftek.com> (raw)
Hi Abu,
Oops, I forgot to CC the list. That's done now.
I suggest you to resend your reply to the list...
Hope someone has a clue...
:-)
Michael.
> Hi Mick,
>
> Thats exactly I want to know. My target after this causes an OOM.
>
> ~Abu.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Opdenacker [mailto:michael-lists@free-electrons.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 7:46 PM
> To: Abu M. Muttalib
> Subject: Re: significance of process "events/0"
>
>
> Hi Abu,
>
>> While running few of the application on target board, running kernel
>>
> 2.6.13
>
>> compiled for ARM architecture, I get the following ps listings:
>>
>> PID Uid VmSize Stat Command
>> 1 yoku 528 S init [3]
>> 2 yoku SWN [ksoftirqd/0]
>> 3 yoku SW< [events/0]
>> 4 yoku SW< [khelper]
>> 5 yoku SW< [kthread]
>> 18 yoku SW< [kblockd/0]
>> 43 yoku SW [pdflush]
>> 44 yoku SW [pdflush]
>> 46 yoku SW< [aio/0]
>> 45 yoku SW [kswapd0]
>> 634 yoku SW [mtdblockd]
>> 664 yoku SWN [jffs2_gcd_mtd1]
>> 773 yoku SW [affixd]
>> 800 yoku 540 S disc_mgr
>> 807 yoku 764 S btsrv --managekey --nomanagepin
>> 808 yoku 424 S BT_ActivityMgr
>> 809 yoku 256 S /root/pwr_key_monitor
>> 839 yoku 840 S btsdpd -d
>> 863 yoku 1316 S /bin/sh
>> 879 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 889 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 890 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 891 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 898 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 899 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 900 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 901 yoku 1416 S /root/Angelia
>> 902 yoku 1416 S < /root/Angelia
>> 1101 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1103 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1178 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1180 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1255 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1257 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1332 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1334 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1411 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1413 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1488 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1490 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1565 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1567 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1642 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1644 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1719 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1721 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1796 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1798 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1873 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1875 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1950 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 1952 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2027 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2029 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2104 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2106 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2181 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2183 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2258 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2260 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2337 yoku Z < [events/0]
>> 2339 yoku Z < [events/0]
>>
>> I fail to understand what is the relevance of process "events/0"?
>>
>>
> [events/n] is a kernel thread implementing the default work queue on CPU
> #n , which kernel code can use to run code in process context. See
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6916 for more details.
>
> I just wonder why ps shows many such [events/0] processes (in Zombie
> state), instead of just one (like on my GNU/Linux PC, for example)...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael.
>
> --
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>
>
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