2.4.3-pre3 richh 12557 0.0 0.7 5096 1704 pts/10 D 04:32 0:00 ./egg idaho richh 12558 0.0 0.0 0 0 pts/10 Z 04:32 0:00 [egg <defunct>] richh 12560 0.0 0.7 5096 1704 pts/10 S 04:32 0:00 ./egg idaho # ps -eo args,wchan|grep egg ./egg idaho down [egg <defunct>] do_exit ./egg idaho rt_sigsuspend kill -9 had no effect on 12557 until i killed 12560. this D state process held the load at 1.01 for hours. any takers? -d -- There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Thomas Jefferson The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. Andrew S. Tanenbaum - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/