topic Re: Unknown processess in Operating System - Linux

Unknown processess

vinuhcl — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:16:26 GMT

Dear all,
I'm using Red Hat Linux in my HP server. Today I have noticed that some unknown process are running in my server ,like migration/0,keventd etc. I have seen it through TOP command. Anybody can tell me what are these processess. I' sending the out put of TOP as an attachment..

Thanks

Re: Unknown processess

Geoff Wild — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:27:29 GMT

keventd was a kernel thread associated with the task queues (2.4). In 2.6,
task queues are now work queues and keventd has been replaced by worker
threads (events/X).

migration/0 it's a kernel process and directly related to the number of CPU's
you have. It's not something you can turn off, nor would you want to....

You can find that info and more with google.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Unknown processess

B. Hulst — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:54:35 GMT

Hi,

Beside top the 'pstree' command while reveal also who there parent processes are and how the hierachy is build.

Regards,
Bob