[CentOS] Too Many Running Process

Thu Feb 7 11:28:30 UTC 2013
Prabhpal S. Mavi <prabhpal at digital-infotech.net>

Hi Reindl H.

This is brilliant, best answer ever. one line says everything. I tested
the server by assigning single CPU rather than 4 physical 6 core each.

number became normal. Big thanks




> the /0-/23 are NOT processes
> these are KERNEL-THREADS
> per logical CPU one of each thread
>
> Am 07.02.2013 11:51, schrieb Prabhpal S. Mavi:
>> i have come across the problem where CentOS 6.3 x64 has more than 700
>> processes running. i am not sure where to start, what in normal or
>> abnormal.
>>
>> [root at jet]# ps -A
>>   PID TTY          TIME CMD
>>     1 ?        00:00:03 init
>>     2 ?        00:00:00 kthreadd
>>     3 ?        00:00:00 migration/0
>>     4 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0
>>     5 ?        00:00:00 migration/0
>>     6 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/0
>>     7 ?        00:00:00 migration/1
>>     8 ?        00:00:00 migration/1
>>     9 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1
>>    10 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/1
>>    11 ?        00:00:00 migration/2
>>    12 ?        00:00:00 migration/2
>>    13 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/2
>>    14 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/2
>>    15 ?        00:00:00 migration/3
>>    16 ?        00:00:00 migration/3
>>    17 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/3
>>    18 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/3
>>    19 ?        00:00:00 migration/4
>>    20 ?        00:00:00 migration/4
>>    21 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/4
>>    22 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/4
>>    23 ?        00:00:00 migration/5
>>    24 ?        00:00:00 migration/5
>>    25 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/5
>>    26 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/5
>>    27 ?        00:00:00 migration/6
>>    28 ?        00:00:00 migration/6
>>    29 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/6
>>    30 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/6
>>    31 ?        00:00:00 migration/7
>>    32 ?        00:00:00 migration/7
>>    33 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/7
>>    34 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/7
>>    35 ?        00:00:00 migration/8
>>    36 ?        00:00:00 migration/8
>>    37 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/8
>>    38 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/8
>>    39 ?        00:00:00 migration/9
>>    40 ?        00:00:00 migration/9
>>    41 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/9
>>    42 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/9
>>    43 ?        00:00:00 migration/10
>>    44 ?        00:00:00 migration/10
>>    45 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/10
>>    46 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/10
>>    47 ?        00:00:00 migration/11
>>    48 ?        00:00:00 migration/11
>>    49 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/11
>>    50 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/11
>>    51 ?        00:00:00 migration/12
>>    52 ?        00:00:00 migration/12
>>    53 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/12
>>    54 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/12
>>    55 ?        00:00:00 migration/13
>>    56 ?        00:00:00 migration/13
>>    57 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/13
>>    58 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/13
>>    59 ?        00:00:00 migration/14
>>    60 ?        00:00:00 migration/14
>>    61 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/14
>>    62 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/14
>>    63 ?        00:00:00 migration/15
>>    64 ?        00:00:00 migration/15
>>    65 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/15
>>    66 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/15
>>    67 ?        00:00:00 migration/16
>>    68 ?        00:00:00 migration/16
>>    69 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/16
>>    70 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/16
>>    71 ?        00:00:00 migration/17
>>    72 ?        00:00:00 migration/17
>>    73 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/17
>>    74 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/17
>>    75 ?        00:00:00 migration/18
>>    76 ?        00:00:00 migration/18
>>    77 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/18
>>    78 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/18
>>    79 ?        00:00:00 migration/19
>>    80 ?        00:00:00 migration/19
>>    81 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/19
>>    82 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/19
>>    83 ?        00:00:00 migration/20
>>    84 ?        00:00:00 migration/20
>>    85 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/20
>>    86 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/20
>>    87 ?        00:00:00 migration/21
>>    88 ?        00:00:00 migration/21
>>    89 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/21
>>    90 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/21
>>    91 ?        00:00:00 migration/22
>>    92 ?        00:00:00 migration/22
>>    93 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/22
>>    94 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/22
>>    95 ?        00:00:00 migration/23
>>    96 ?        00:00:00 migration/23
>>    97 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/23
>>    98 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/23