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Date:      Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:39:03 -0500 (EST)
From:      Andre Guibert de Bruet <andy@siliconlandmark.com>
To:        Wade Klaver <archeron@wavefire.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Creating unkillable processes.
Message-ID:  <20040213133811.S34361@alpha.siliconlandmark.com>
In-Reply-To: <200402130923.49142.archeron@wavefire.com>
References:  <200402130923.49142.archeron@wavefire.com>

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On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, Wade Klaver wrote:

> Hello folks,
>   I am somehow managing to create an unkillable process.  It is a javavm
> instance run by an unprivileged user.  It happens (most of the time) when I
> do the following:
> killall java  (a few times when the process is in the state "kserel")
> killall -TERM java (again a few times)
> killall -9 java
> After the attempt to send a SIGKILL, the process the goes into the WAIT state
> according to top.  At this point the process ignores all signals, even from
> root, and can only be killed with a reboot.
> If I can provide any additional information, please let me know.  Below is the
> system CV.

What scheduler are you using?

> Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant >
> Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/    >




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