Re: events kthread gone crazy

[DervishD]

    Hi David :)

 * Davilín <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> dixit:
> I'm running kernel 2.6.5. I had running aMule and decided to preview
> a file, using xine. Then, suddenly, xine opened but hanged and the
> machine started to feel unresponsive and sluggish. I guessed that
> the xine process was in D state, so i did a 'ps' and found this mess:
[...]
> 11569 ?        SW<    0:00  \_ [events/0]
> 11570 ?        S<     0:00  |   \_ /sbin/modprobe -q -- char_major_116_0
> 11571 ?        D<     0:00  |       \_ /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
[Ad infinitum]

    It seems that ALSA is screwing something. Maybe you need to
recompile ALSA binaries or something like that :???

>    85 tty3     S      0:00 into           

    What the hell is that crap? X''DDDD

> 11560 tty1     D      0:01 xine /home/huma/.aMule/Temp/006.part

    Have you seen where xine is disk sleeping. It should not matter
to the sound problem, but...

> Any ideas about the cause of this problem?

    Apart from the ALSA cause, I don't have the slightest idea :(
    Good luck.

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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