Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could tell me why so many processes are started on my system? Here is a list of them. I am trying to figure out why they are running and if I can stop them. Thnx.
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/0] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/0] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/1] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/1] root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/1] root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/2] root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/2] root 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/2] root 11 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/3] root 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/3] root 13 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/3] root 14 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/4] root 15 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/4] root 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/4] root 17 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/5] root 18 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/5] root 19 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/5] root 20 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/6] root 21 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/6] root 22 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/6] root 23 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [migration/7] root 24 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 19:33 0:00 [ksoftirqd/7] root 25 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [watchdog/7] root 26 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/0] root 27 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/1] root 28 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/2] root 29 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/3] root 30 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/4] root 31 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/5] root 32 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/6] root 33 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [events/7] root 34 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [khelper] root 107 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kthread] root 118 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/0] root 119 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/1] root 120 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/2] root 121 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/3] root 122 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/4] root 123 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/5] root 124 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/6] root 125 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kblockd/7] root 126 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kacpid] root 291 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/0] root 292 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/1] root 293 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/2] root 294 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/3] root 295 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/4] root 296 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/5] root 297 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/6] root 298 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [cqueue/7] root 301 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [khubd] root 303 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kseriod] root 387 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 19:33 0:00 [khungtaskd] root 388 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 19:33 0:00 [pdflush] root 389 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 19:33 0:00 [pdflush] root 390 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kswapd0] root 391 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/0] root 392 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/1] root 393 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/2] root 394 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/3] root 395 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/4] root 396 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/5] root 397 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/6] root 398 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [aio/7] root 548 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kpsmoused] root 636 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/0] root 637 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/1] root 638 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/2] root 639 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/3] root 640 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/4] root 641 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/5] root 642 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/6] root 643 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata/7] root 644 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [ata_aux] root 654 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_0] root 655 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_1] root 656 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_2] root 657 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_3] root 658 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_4] root 659 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_5] root 660 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_6] root 661 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_7] root 662 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? R< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_8] root 663 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [scsi_eh_9] root 682 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kstriped] root 721 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md5_raid1] root 724 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md6_raid1] root 727 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md7_raid1] root 730 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md9_raid1] root 733 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md8_raid1] root 736 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md4_raid1] root 739 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md3_raid1] root 742 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md2_raid1] root 745 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md10_raid1] root 748 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md11_raid1] root 751 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md12_raid1] root 754 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md1_raid1] root 757 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [md0_raid1] root 758 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kjournald] root 789 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kauditd] root 2062 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [hd-audio0] root 2100 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [hd-audio1] root 2805 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kksmd] root 3074 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/0] root 3075 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/1] root 3076 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/2] root 3077 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/3] root 3078 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/4] root 3079 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/5] root 3080 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/6] root 3081 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpathd/7] root 3082 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:33 0:00 [kmpath_handlerd] root 3114 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kjournald] root 3116 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kjournald] root 3308 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [iscsi_eh] root 3416 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [cnic_wq] root 3427 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/0] root 3430 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/1] root 3431 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/2] root 3432 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/3] root 3433 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/4] root 3434 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/5] root 3435 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/6] root 3436 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [bnx2i_thread/7] root 3459 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_addr] root 3487 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_mcast] root 3488 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_inform] root 3489 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [local_sa] root 3499 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [iw_cm_wq] root 3510 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/0] root 3511 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/1] root 3512 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/2] root 3513 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/3] root 3514 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/4] root 3515 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/5] root 3516 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/6] root 3517 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [ib_cm/7] root 3527 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rdma_cm] root 4236 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/0] root 4237 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/1] root 4238 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/2] root 4239 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/3] root 4240 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/4] root 4241 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/5] root 4242 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/6] root 4243 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [kondemand/7] root 4344 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/0] root 4345 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/1] root 4346 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/2] root 4347 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/3] root 4348 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/4] root 4349 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/5] root 4350 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/6] root 4351 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 19:34 0:00 [rpciod/7]