"Mike A. Harris" wrote:
>
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Matthew Dharm wrote:
> >So what causes this, and what can I do to avoid my threads from being stuck
> >in the 'Z' state?
>
> The parent process MUST accept the return code from children
> processes. If not, then the child stays in zombie state awaiting
> someone to receive the return code.
>
> Perhaps oversimplified, but you get the point...
>
Which is the parten process of a kernel thread created on
insmod of a module? The insmod process? If yes, insmod
is not existing, so you will not catch the exit value.
You need to attach the kernel thread to the init process.
Best regards,
Martin Frey
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