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On 30 Jan 2013, at 17:05, Brett Wynkoop wrote:

> I appreciate the education on this point!  I wonder if this should be
> considered a man page bug?

The man page does say "(or other short term, uninterruptible) wait". I =
don't know what sort of wait the kernel threads may or may not be in but =
if they are in one, and its short-term then the man page is correct. =
Maybe an FAQ entry though.

Andrew=