Hmm, I am more of a BSD guy I guess. I would expect a pipe to show a 'p' in a long ls. This is interesting though:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]# cat /proc/modules | head ip_conntrack 45573 0 - Unloading 0xf8945000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]# rmmod -f ip_conntrack ERROR: Removing 'ip_conntrack': Device or resource busy (sigh) I am pretty sure ip_conntrack is part of the iptables stuff... j On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Danny Nicholas wrote: > /proc/modules is a pipe > You can see what is in there by type cat /proc/modules|more > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff > LaCoursiere > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:47 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] puzzle > > > A good idea! The modprobe command is actually in the ps below - it is > part of the /etc/init.d/iptables script, and apparently was trying to > remove the ipt_state module. The result, however: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]# rmmod ipt_state > ERROR: Module ipt_state does not exist in /proc/modules > > (sigh). In fact /proc/modules is empty. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] init.d]# ls -ltr /proc/modules > -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Nov 19 14:46 /proc/modules > > j > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Danny Nicholas wrote: > >> Your could try this >> History|grep modprobe >> Rmmod XXX where xxx is the parameter from the history|grep modprobe. >> This of course assumes that the command is in your last 1000 commands. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff >> LaCoursiere >> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:20 PM >> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] puzzle >> >> >> Yes, the second 'ps' below showed the parent to be '1' (init), which means >> its real parent died already. >> >> Any attempt to flush the iptables hangs :( >> >> j >> >> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Danny Nicholas wrote: >> >>> Have you done a ps -elf to see if the process has a parent that is >>> re-launching or preserving it? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff >>> LaCoursiere >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:58 PM >>> To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com >>> Subject: [asterisk-users] puzzle >>> >>> >>> Sorry again for the only marginal relation to asterisk, but the issue > does >>> affect the voice performance I am experiencing, so I am soothing my guilt >>> with that. >>> >>> Bet you don't see this every day: >>> >>> ast% uptime >>> 13:48:08 up 981 days, 18:29, 1 user, load average: 1.08, 1.02, 1.01 >>> ast% >>> >>> I *REALLY* want this machine to see 1000 days uptime, if for nothing > other >>> than bragging rights. Its been through mysql and asterisk upgrades, a >>> horrible hacking nightmare that very nearly made me reboot, and several >>> power outages where the batteries lasted JUST long enough to keep her up. >>> >>> After all of this, I find I may have to reboot after all. Because there >>> is a [EMAIL PROTECTED] process running, consuming 100% CPU (note the load >>> average), >>> and I cannot seem to kill it: >>> >>> ast% ps auxw | grep modprobe >>> root 17744 99.9 0.0 2688 412 ? RN Nov03 23223:01 modprobe >>> -r ipt_state >>> ast% ps ealx | grep modprobe | grep -v grep >>> 4 0 17744 1 39 19 2688 412 - RN ? 23223:38 >>> modprobe -r ipt_state >>> ast% sudo kill 17744 >>> ast% sudo kill 17744 >>> ast% sudo kill -9 17744 >>> ast% sudo kill -9 17744 >>> ast% !ps >>> ps ealx | grep modprobe | grep -v grep >>> 4 0 17744 1 39 19 2688 412 - RN ? 23224:41 >>> modprobe -r ipt_state >>> ast% >>> >>> You may also notice that I tried "renice" to bump it all the way to +19 >>> and still it consumes 100% of the CPU. The result for asterisk is that I >>> hear bits of robot noise during conversations, which is annoying as hell >>> but not neccessarily show stopping. But for another 19 days?? Argg! >>> >>> I assume that because it is 'modprobe' it has tickled some kernel bug > that >>> is merrily spinning away and won't respond to interrupts. I even tried > to >>> stop it with gdb and strace, both of which also hung and had to be killed >>> with -9. >>> >>> It seems to be related to me screwing with the iptables a few weeks ago. >>> >>> Any ideas other than rebooting? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> j >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >>> >>> asterisk-users mailing list >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >>> >>> asterisk-users mailing list >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >>> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users