Re: Orphaned "(X11)" processes
Re: Orphaned "(X11)" processes
- Subject: Re: Orphaned "(X11)" processes
- From: Justin Walker <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:13:54 -0800
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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