> 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] >From the looks of things, you have 8 CPUs (or cores), and these standard processes are being started on a 1 per core basis. I have a quad-core proc, and have 4 of each of those processes (0-3). -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org http://dogpound2.citadel.org https://dogpound2.citadel.org To be notified of updates to the web site, visit: https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update or send a blank email to: site-update-subscribe at bubbanfriends.org