Re: /proc fs bug?

From: Nicholas Leippe (nickl@mycomputer.com)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 16:28:33 EST


Blu3Viper wrote:
>
> Are you using a loopback filesystem?
>
> -d
>
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Nicholas Leippe wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:37:55 -0700
> > From: Nicholas Leippe <nickl@mycomputer.com>
> > To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> > Subject: /proc fs bug?
> >
> > I've noticed some odd (and annoying) behavior within the last week.
> > I first noticed it with 2.3.49, then again with 2.3.99pre3.
> > When I first boot it runs fine, but then after a while (not sure
> > how long) ps, qps, procinfo, kill [processname] all hang.
> > I can still ls dirs in /proc, but if I attempt to ls certain process
> > entries in /proc it will hang. I'm not sure where the bug lies
> > but thought I'd share it. (by hang I mean that ls hangs and ties up
> > the shell - I have to kill the xterm with alt-f4 or go to another
> > vc to work.)
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > (please cc since I'm not on the list yet)
> >
> >

I have loopback compiled in (so I can mount iso's) but I've
repro'd without any loopbacks mounted.

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