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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: is killing zombies possible w/o a reboot?
From:       Russell Miller <rmiller () duskglow ! com>
Date:       2004-11-05 3:17:23
Message-ID: 200411042117.23505.rmiller () duskglow ! com
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On Thursday 04 November 2004 21:10, Tim Connors wrote:

> Of course, it's not necessarily a bug. Someone could have just kicked
> the ethernet, and so your process is stuck waiting for a read/write.

But it *is* a process hung in D state after you sent it a kill.  It's safe to 
assume, at least, that something is screwed up somewhere.  More information 
is always a good thing.

--Russell

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