Re: Process in D state with st driver

[Andrew Morton]

Hans-Joachim Baader <hjb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I do nightly backups on tape. Every 3 to 4 weeks a process is stuck in
>  D state while accessing the drive:
> 
>  12398 ?        D      0:00 /usr/sbin/amcheck -ms daily
> 
>  There are no messages in the log. Only a reboot can remove this process.

Next time it happens, do

	dmesg -c
	echo t > /proc/sysrq-trigger
	dmesg -s 1000000 > foo

and send foo, thanks.
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