Re: 2.6.3 userspace freeze

From: Olaf Dietsche
Date: Fri Mar 12 2004 - 05:49:31 EST


"Anders K. Pedersen" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Last output from top before it froze:
>
[...]
> 23640 root 25 0 3660 752 3388 S 0.3 0.0 0:00 0
> rotatelogs
> 23656 root 25 0 3660 752 3388 S 0.3 0.0 0:00 1
> rotatelogs
> 23684 root 15 0 2696 1416 1712 S 0.3 0.0 0:00 1
> rotatelogspsoft
> 23685 root 15 0 2584 1300 1712 S 0.3 0.0 0:00 1
> rotatelogspsoft
> 939 root 16 0 6132 1824 5788 S 0.1 0.0 0:01 1 sshd
> 23622 root 25 0 3656 748 3388 S 0.1 0.0 0:00 1
> rotatelogs
[many rotatelogs]
> 23643 root 25 0 3660 752 3388 S 0.1 0.0 0:00 1
> rotatelogs
>
> If there is anything I can do to debug the reason for these deadlocks,
> please let me know.

There are always many rotatelogs started. Maybe that's a hint for
further investigation.

Regards, Olaf.
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