gdb and cpu overload

[Leo The Cat]

Hi there

I've a problem with the gdb. (see below the top results for the gdb process).
How to desactivate the gnu debugger definitely ?


CPU TTY PID USERNAME PRI NI SIZE RES STATE TIME %WCPU %CPU COMMAND
1 pts/td 17151 oracle 219 20 88356K 76380K run 1:32 98.34 97.49 gdb


Regards
Den

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

gdb debugger is normally run manually,not automatically.

If its built into one of your startup scripts, change the configuration.

Kill the process 17151 and that will solve the short term problem, though it may cause oracle some issues.

SEP

[Leo The Cat]

hi SEP

i'm surprise because i neither ask to launch it from a script. where to start to find ?

Regards
Den

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The oracle user owns the process.

I'd check with the dba and see if it was launched manually. If not launched manually, check the oracle startup scripts.

SEP

[Leo The Cat]

It's ok, thank you very much SEP.

I found the call. It was on the EMagent.pm script.

Regards
Den

[Leo The Cat]

gdb call was from EMagent.pm

[Dennis Handly]

I believe Oracle uses gdb to get stack traces on aborts.

I suppose you could check which gdb you have and download the latest.