zeroed fields in ps output

WaW wawaka at gmail.com
Wed Apr 23 16:59:33 UTC 2008


Hello.
I have noticed something strange with some processes running in my
system. Look at ps output below: it says that nfsd, smbd and zsh are
running for ~13992 days, that means their ELAPSED field == 0 in unix
time. Moreover, RSS field also == 0. This happens in 1-2 days after
system is booted up. Is this a bug or a feature?

System is 7.0-RELEASE/amd64. And if it makes sense - nfs and samba do
export zfs filesystems.

USER      PID %CPU %MEM   VSZ   RSS      ELAPSED STARTED STAT COMMAND
root        0  0.0  0.0     0     0   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WLs  [swapper]
root        1  0.0  0.0  1928    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM ILs  /sbin/init --
root        2  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [g_event]
root        3  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [g_up]
root        4  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [g_down]
root        5  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [system_taskq]
root        6  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [acpi_task_0]
root        7  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [acpi_task_1]
root        8  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [acpi_task_2]
root        9  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [kqueue taskq]
root       10  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [audit]
root       11 94.6  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM RL   [idle]
root       12  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi1: net]
root       13  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi4: clock sio]
root       14  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi3: vm]
root       15  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [yarrow]
root       16  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi5: +]
root       17  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [thread taskq]
root       18  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi6:
Giant taskq]
root       19  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi6: task queue]
root       20  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [xpt_thrd]
root       21  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi2: cambio]
root       22  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq9: acpi0]
root       23  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq23: ohci0]
root       24  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [usb0]
root       25  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [usbtask-hc]
root       26  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [usbtask-dr]
root       27  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq20: ehci0+]
root       28  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [usb1]
root       29  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq14: ata0]
root       30  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq15: ata1]
root       31  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq21: atapci2]
root       32  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq16: rl0]
root       33  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq17: skc0]
root       34  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [nfe0 taskq]
root       35  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [acpi_thermal]
root       36  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [acpi_cooling0]
root       37  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [swi0: sio]
root       38  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq7:
ppbus0 ppc0]
root       39  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM WL   [irq1: atkbd0]
root       40  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [pfpurge]
root       41  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL
[arc_reclaim_thread]
root       42  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [pagedaemon]
root       43  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [vmdaemon]
root       44  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [pagezero]
root       45  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [bufdaemon]
root       46  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [vnlru]
root       47  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [syncer]
root       48  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [softdepflush]
root       49  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:43:22 Tue11AM DL   [schedcpu]
root      123  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_issue_0]
root      124  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_intr_0]
root      125  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_issue_1]
root      126  0.1  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_intr_1]
root      127  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_issue_2]
root      128  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_intr_2]
root      129  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_issue_3]
root      130  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_intr_3]
root      131  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_issue_4]
root      132  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_intr_4]
root      133  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_issue_5]
root      134  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [spa_zio_intr_5]
root      135  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [vdev:worker ad4]
root      136  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [vdev:worker ad6]
root      137  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [vdev:worker ad8]
root      138  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [vdev:worker ad10]
root      139  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [txg_thread_enter]
root      140  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [txg_thread_enter]
root      141  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:50 Tue11AM DL   [txg_thread_enter]
root      142  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:49 Tue11AM DL   [zil_clean]
root      143  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:49 Tue11AM DL   [zil_clean]
root      144  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:49 Tue11AM DL   [zil_clean]
root      145  0.0  0.0     0    16   1-08:42:49 Tue11AM DL   [zil_clean]
root      478  0.0  0.0  5852   260   1-08:42:48 Tue11AM Is   pflogd:
[priv] (pflogd)
_pflogd   483  0.0  0.0  5852   348   1-08:42:48 Tue11AM S    pflogd:
[running] -s 116 -i pflog0 -f /var/log/pflog (pflogd)
root      509  0.0  0.1 22484   708   1-08:42:47 Tue11AM Ss
/usr/sbin/ppp -quiet -ddial tesontel
root      675  0.0  0.0  1616     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IWs  /sbin/devd
root      723  0.0  0.0  4684   428   1-08:42:46 Tue11AM Ss
/usr/sbin/syslogd -s
root      740  0.0  0.0  5736   128   1-08:42:46 Tue11AM Ss   /usr/sbin/rpcbind
root      776  0.0  0.0  4672   224   1-08:42:46 Tue11AM Is
/usr/sbin/mountd -r
root      784  0.0  0.0  3572     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IWs  nfsd:
master (nfsd)
root      786  0.0  0.0  3572     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IW   nfsd:
server (nfsd)
root      787  0.0  0.0  3572     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IW   nfsd:
server (nfsd)
root      788  0.0  0.0  3572     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IW   nfsd:
server (nfsd)
root      789  0.0  0.0  3572     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IW   nfsd:
server (nfsd)
root      827  0.0  0.1 18744   688   1-08:42:45 Tue11AM Ss
/usr/local/sbin/nmbd -D -s /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
root      840  0.0  0.0 30000   288   1-08:42:45 Tue11AM Is
/usr/local/sbin/smbd -D -s /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
root      846  0.0  0.0 30000     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IW
/usr/local/sbin/smbd -D -s /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
nobody    847  0.0  0.0 13472   488   1-08:42:44 Tue11AM Ss   proftpd:
(accepting connections) (proftpd)
root      925  0.0  0.0  4668   280   1-08:42:44 Tue11AM Is
/usr/local/sbin/miniupnpd -f /usr/local/etc/miniupnpd.conf
root      936  0.0  0.0 20960   312   1-08:42:43 Tue11AM Is   /usr/sbin/sshd
root      942  0.0  0.1 10576   824   1-08:42:43 Tue11AM Ss
sendmail: accepting connections (sendmail)
smmsp     948  0.0  0.1 10576   676   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM Is
sendmail: Queue runner at 00:30:00 for /var/spool/clientmqueue (sendmail)
root      954  0.0  0.0  5736   348   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM Ss   /usr/sbin/cron -s
root      995  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv0
root      996  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv1
root      997  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv2
root      998  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv3
root      999  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv4
root     1000  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv5
root     1001  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv6
root     1002  0.0  0.0  4668   172   1-08:42:42 Tue11AM I
/usr/libexec/getty Pc ttyv7
root     1018  0.0  0.1  7504   880   1-08:38:06 Tue11AM Ss   screen
ftp      4592  0.0  0.2 30024  1936     07:41:04 12:47PM S
/usr/local/sbin/smbd -D -s /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
root     4632  0.0  0.1 32936   932     07:23:21  1:04PM Is   sshd:
waw [priv] (sshd)
waw      4635  0.0  0.1 32936  1120     07:23:14  1:04PM S    sshd:
waw at ttyp0 (sshd)
waw      4637  0.0  0.1 16232   816     07:23:13  1:04PM Is   -zsh (zsh)
waw      4641  0.0  0.0  7504   424     07:23:10  1:04PM S+   screen -r
waw      1021  0.0  0.0 17372     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IWs  /bin/zsh
waw      1054  0.0  1.6 109844 16224   1-08:36:01 Tue11AM S+   rtorrent
waw      1026  0.0  0.0 16220     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IWs  /bin/zsh
root     1030  0.0  0.0 19400     0 13992-16:28:05 -       IW   su -
root     1031  0.0  0.1 17628   672   1-08:38:02 Tue11AM I+   -su (zsh)
waw      1049  0.0  0.0 17396   276   1-08:36:26 Tue11AM Is   /bin/zsh
waw      2561  0.0  6.0 88112 62096     20:47:57 11:40PM SN
/usr/local/bin/mlnet-real
root     2756  0.0  0.0 19400   412     19:41:13 12:46AM I    su -
root     2757  0.0  0.2 17584  2028     19:41:12 12:46AM S    -su (zsh)
root     5702  0.0  0.1  5776  1032        00:00  8:28PM R+   ps -ax
-o user,pid,pcpu,pmem,vsz,rss,etime,start,state,command


-- 
Vladimir K. aka WaW


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