This is a file which contains out of ps aux command, lists all the processes running. You can see that lot of kworkers are created.
** Attachment added: "output of ps aux command" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1639600/+attachment/4774016/+files/ps_aux.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639600 Title: Number of processes exceeds 1250 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: At times when the linux-image-4.8.0-27 kernel is used it spawns more than 1250 processes and this can be seen using the top command. More amount of kworker processes are being spawned. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: linux-image-4.8.0-27-generic 4.8.0-27.29 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-27.29-generic 4.8.1 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-27-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: uday 5886 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: uday 5886 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Nov 6 22:51:39 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=1aa7fbdf-3bda-4de7-8c34-5a6445ce6600 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-14 (631 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3542 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-27-generic root=UUID=9ce2f167-b3df-4db5-bb27-44102031030d ro reboot=acpi RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.161 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-14 (22 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A04 dmi.board.name: 0926J6 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A04 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd08/05/2014:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3542:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn0926J6:rvrA04:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3542 dmi.product.version: Not Specified dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1639600/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
