They start internal to the kernel, not in any startup scripts.
They are basically part of a running kernel, as are all processes
with a PID of less than 100.
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of kirti
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 3:53 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: kernel daemons
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>
> Hi All
> Init 1 process before switching to usr mode creates 4 daemons
> namely kswapd ,kupdate & other using the kernel_thread function call.
> after than it do execv & calls /sbin/init , goes to usr
> mode & which in
> turn
> read /etc/inittab file.
> I was unable to find out where exactly theses 4 daemons
> start , if we do
> ps -aux we can see these processes with pids 2 ,3,4,... respectively.
>
> can anybody help me out ?
> regards
> kirti
>
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