"Sally Siegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Stock 8.2beta3 install, hardware: p4 2.2ghz, 512mb ram, more
> inquries will be answered.
>
> I've noticed that a couple of programs take a while to startup.
>
> When I do:
>
> strace ssh other_local_host
>
> it hangs for quite a while (5-6 seconds maybe) at this step:
> gettimeofday({1014597446, 127840}, NULL) = 0
> poll( <unfinished ...>
>
> A very similar hang (gettimeofday) happened when strace'ing
> konsole. These don't happen all the time, maybe just half.
Use "strace -f". The process probably forked and is just poll'ing
for the child to finish off something.
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Guillaume Cottenceau - http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
