Re: [cobalt-users] [Raq2/Qube2] Sleeping nfsoid loaded in Kernels?

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Mon, 20 Nov 2000, James Hoaggs wrote:

> We were able to do a "kill -9 6" and for processes 7, 8, and 9 and now
> have a bunch of zombies by doing the "top" command:
> 
>  root            6  0.0  0.0  0   0  ?  Z Nov 10 0:00 (nfsiod (zombie))

wow..and you managed to not crash the kernel?

ok, first, these are not processes, they are kernel threads, so stop
trying to kill them ;)

second, if you don't have a nfs.o module, they are compiled in, so you
have to compile a new kernel to get rid of them...

third..they have nothing to do with *incoming* nfs mounts, these are for
client's (eg mounting some other machines nfs volume) ...

[removing sunrpc services is sufficient btw]