On 8 May 2002 16:33, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state ?
> >
> > No. Everytime you see hung task in this state
> > you see kernel bug.
>
> Or waiting on a resource that isnt available - that can occur for example
> with NFS for long periods, or for a few minutes when burning a CD and the
> IDE bus is locked
I really prefer interruptible NFS mode (without timeout).
If CD burner needs to completely lock IDE, well, that is less than wonderful
piece of hardware. I won't blame kernel for this.
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