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Re: killed process still on-screen



On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 05:44:21AM +0800, csj wrote:
 
| To sum up this discussion: zombies can be killed, but only if you know
| their mothers. Is this correct? Kill the parent process and the zombies
| go away?

If that is the reason for their existance, yes.

If the zombie is blocked in a system call (waiting for an interrupt or
something that isn't gonna happen) then no.

-D

-- 

Many are the plans in a man's heart,
but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.
        Proverbs 19:21



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