Creating unkillable processes.

[Andre Guibert de Bruet]

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, Wade Klaver wrote:

> Hello folks,
>   I am somehow managing to create an unkillable process.  It is a javavm
> instance run by an unprivileged user.  It happens (most of the time) when I
> do the following:
> killall java  (a few times when the process is in the state "kserel")
> killall -TERM java (again a few times)
> killall -9 java
> After the attempt to send a SIGKILL, the process the goes into the WAIT state
> according to top.  At this point the process ignores all signals, even from
> root, and can only be killed with a reboot.
> If I can provide any additional information, please let me know.  Below is the
> system CV.

What scheduler are you using?

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