RE: [cobalt-users] 'lcd-yesno' process spinning?

["Andy Brown" <andy.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<SNIP>
> I just checked the cobalt-users archvies, and didn't see 
> anything on this topic:
> 
> What is the function of the lcd-yesno process?  More 
> specifically, I see it spinning via top:
</SNIP>


Lcd-yesno is used when the user needs to agree/disagree to an action on
the front LCD panel. Its normally used to confirm things like a
reboot/shutdown or network change to make sure the change is needed.

<SNIP>
>   PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT  LIB %CPU %MEM   
> TIME COMMAND
>   19044 root      18   0   140  140   112 R       0 97.0  0.0 
> 66172m lcd-yesno
</SNIP>

Ouch! Shouldn't be running at that CPU level.
So YES, I'd kill the process off (it may need a sig 9)

The LCD utils aren't documented and no source available as Cobalt guards
their secrets <g> but normally they shouldn't cause a problem.

Most likely for this is somebody went to reboot the RaQ, decided not to
and left the screen saying confirm y/n and there may (*MAY*) be a
memory/cpu leak or something in the script causing this behaviour.


Andy
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