Subject: Re: [vserver] 'ps' not working inside vserver (kernel 2.6.24.4)
From: Gilles Sadowski <gilles@harfang.homelinux.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:14:01 +0200

> >
> > Upgrading to kernel 2.6.24.4 patched with vs2.3.0.34, 'ps' (or 'top') does
> > not work anymore when run inside a vserver.  That is upon hitting return
> > after having typed 'ps', the command seems to hang:  Nothing is printed
> > back on the terminal, and (one of) the CPU is reported (by gkrellm) to
> > work
> > at full load.
> >
> > Even stranger, the same command sometimes does print something back,
> > indefinitely filling the terminal (until I hit Ctrl-C) by repeating
> > the same lines (which seemingly are partly the expected result of 'ps').
> >
> > As in my previous post, rebooting in kernel 2.6.22, 'ps' behaves nicely.
> >
> > Does someone have a clue as to what causes this?
> 
> Which init style are you using? The 2.6.24 patches are highly
> experimental, and fakeinit is one of the things known to be broken...

# cat /etc/vservers/mail/apps/init/style
plain
 

Best,
Gilles