Re: Orphaned "(X11)" processes
Re: Orphaned "(X11)" processes
- Subject: Re: Orphaned "(X11)" processes
- From: RCohen <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:53:30 -0800
Funny. After seing the post about this yesterday, I checked and
I am no longer getting these zombie processes since going to 0.2
on my powerbook, but still am on my dual processor G4 tower.
Anyone else have any experience with when the problem happens and
when not?
-Ron Cohen-
Justin Walker writes:
> On Tuesday, Feb 11, 2003, at 16:03 US/Pacific, Shawn Yeager wrote:
>
> > Forgive me if this has been asked (and answered), but I could find no
> > reference in the archives. I've just installed the 0.2 release of X11
> > and SDK and now find the following process is left after each launch
> > of X11. The process number is, of course, different for each, but
> > otherwise all attributes are identical for each subsequent launch.
> > Also, I am running Fink with the placeholder "system-xfree86" package
> > installed.
> >
> > root 863 0.0 0.0 0 0 con- Z 31Dec69 0:00.00
> > (X11)
> >
> > Further, I can't kill these processes by any means, including using
> > KILL signals.
> >
> > Has anyone seen this and know how to correct the problem or at least
> > kill the processes?
>
> This has been discussed, either on this list or the fink list (I can't
> recall), and it's been happening since the first X11 release.
>
> By and large, it's harmless. Zombie processes (state 'Z' in the "ps"
> output) take up a process slot, but not much else. There is no real
> process there (which is why you can't kill it); it's just the process
> descriptor hanging around so the parent can 'wait(2)' for it and get
> process status. I thought it was to be fixed for this release, but
> perhaps not...
>
> Regards,
>
> Justin
>
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