From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 26 21:38:54 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81D3A16A4CF for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:38:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net (dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net [69.51.151.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1691E43D5C for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:38:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from me@raiden.net) Received: from v5k7y7.raiden.net (works.jasnetworks.net [192.168.0.3]) j3QLpfho012004; Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:51:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from me@raiden.net) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20050426174605.00aca310@192.168.0.25> X-Sender: raiden@raiden.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:49:03 -0400 To: cpghost@cordula.ws From: Lord Raiden In-Reply-To: <20050426134013.GA38835@epia2.farid-hajji.net> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20050425231442.00a408b0@192.168.0.25> <5.2.0.9.2.20050425231442.00a408b0@192.168.0.25> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Questions about processes X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:38:54 -0000 >These are kernel threads. 5.x is more modular than 4.x and a lot >of functionality has been moved to internal threads (for the sake >of SMP). There's really nothing wrong with this; esp. since the >number of threads is still pretty small :) > >The kernel may create more such threads if it needs them; like e.g. >when using GBDE or so. AH! So that explains those. Cool. Good info to know. ^_^ Is there a benefit to these threads being modular if I might ask? I'm sure there is, but I'm just curious what they might be. And I didn't think they took up all that much processor, so I wasn't so worried about that. It just kinda surprised me when I saw that huge list of processes when I listed them. hehe. >I'm using the same hardware here. It is more than fast enough for this. >Don't worry about those kernel threads, which are idle most of the time. >The CPU time they consume would have been used up in 4.x too (as system >time), you would just not see it with ps there as you can see it here. heh. Yeah, I'm still breaking this one in, but it's been a fabulous trooper so far and I think it's really going to do a lot of honor to our old server that's being retired after many, many fine years of service. :D Thanks again for the info. Curiousity can lead to learning a lot of cool things. I know I certainly learned a bunch from this!! ^_^ Steven Lake -Owner/Webmaster Raiden's Realm www.raiden.net Come see "Monk" the comic strip and laugh till you die! :) http://www.raiden.net/Monk/