Re: 2.6.10-rc3, syslogd hangs then processes get stuck inschedule_timeout

[Andrew Morton]

Chris Stromsoe <cbs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  I'm still seeing this problem.  It repeats every week or week and a half, 
>  usually after logs have been rotated and a dvd has been written.  syslogd 
>  stops writing output, then everything that does schedule_timeout() hangs, 
>  the process table fills, and everything grinds to a halt.
> 
>  If the problem is detected early enough, syslogd can be manually killed 
>  and restarted, unwedging everything and returning everything to normal 
>  operation.
> 
>  I'm running 2.6.10-rc3, compiled with smp.  I've been seeing this since at 
>  least 2.6.8.1, both smp and nosmp.  userspace is debian testing.
> 
>  sysrq+t output from three hangs in November with 2.6.9 is at 
>  http://hashbrown.cts.ucla.edu/deadlock/.

Can't see anything untoward there, although one wonders why you have 609
instances of cron running.
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