Unkillable rm -rf on 2.1.86

Chan Shih-Ping (matcsp@math.nus.edu.sg)
Mon, 16 Feb 1998 14:53:53 +0800 (SST)

Has anyone observe this: Linux 2.1.86, dual pentium pro running
an SMP kernel.

Sometimes running rm -rf on a directory causes an unkillable
rm process. It doesn't consume any CPU time but never returns.
The system cannot be shutdown cleanly after this.

Anyway to debug what's going on?

Chan Shih-Ping

E-mail: chansp@math.nus.edu.sg | National University of Singapore
Tel: +65 874 3343 | Department of Mathematics
Fax: +65 779 5452 | 10 Kent Ridge Crescent 119260
| Singapore

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