SUMMARY: Processed wedged with trace -p

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Reply-to: Jeff Beadles <jeff@onion.rain.com>
Followup-to: Jeff Beadles <jeff@onion.rain.com>

Well, it appears that the only solution is to reboot. From what I could tell,
it wasn't consuming any resources, other than a process slot and a little
memory. A copy of the (3) responses is attached

Thanks folks!

        -Jeff

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Jeff Beadles		jeff@onion.rain.com
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From:    kalli!kevin@fourx.Aus.Sun.COM (Kevin Sheehan {Consulting Poster Child}
Subject: Re: Processed wedged with trace -p
>Dunno about known bug, but the man page for ptrace does say something
>about "Peculiar results will ensue" for TRACEME with a parent without
>a clue...
>
>Kevin Sheehan
>Unix Professional Services
>kalli!kevin@fourx.aus.sun.com
From:    stehman@cs.clemson.edu
Subject: Re: Processed wedged with trace -p
>There was recently some talk in alt.hackers about this.  The conclusion there
>was that your stuck.  Each process is waiting for a signal from the other.
>Neither will die.  If you find a way to do it, please summarize.
>
>Jeff Stehman			Systems Staff, G-18A Jordan
>stehman@cs.clemson.edu		Dept. of Computer Science
>(803)656-2639			Clemson University
From:    Dave Mitchell <D.Mitchell@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Processed wedged with trace -p
>Yes, this is well known as one of those cute little UNIX funnies.
>As far as I'm aware, rebooting is the only was to make it go away.
>
>* David Mitchell, Systems Administrator,    email: D.Mitchell@dcs.shef.ac.uk
>* Dept. Computer Science, Sheffield Uni.    phone: +44 742-768555 ext 5573
>* PO Box 600, Sheffield S1 4DU, UK.         fax:   +44 742-780972
>*
>* Standards (n). Battle insignia or tribal totems
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