Multiple processes running from a single start

[Darkness Productions]

Howard -

Not sure if this is a bug or not, but I've noticed that on my linux boxen, when I start the client from ./foldit (which nohups the client into the background) that there are two foldtrajlite processes running, and both seem to be taking a large amount of memory...


From top:



8940 gms8994 20 19 74304 72m 2192 R 99.9 28.9 3:46.71 foldtrajlite
8942 gms8994 18 19 74304 72m 2192 S 0.0 28.9 0:00.00 foldtrajlite


On my dual processor box, it's even worse:



1536 distribu 20 19 76624 65M 2724 R N 99.2 12.9 790:36 foldtrajlite
3545 distribu 18 19 76624 65M 2724 S N 0.0 12.9 0:00 foldtrajlite
2457 distribu 19 19 25936 15M 2840 S N 0.0 3.1 748:11 foldtrajlite
4055 distribu 19 19 25936 15M 2840 S N 0.0 3.1 0:00 foldtrajlite
6770 distribu 19 19 25936 15M 2840 R N 99.3 3.1 0:25 foldtrajlite


It exhibits this property on all 6 of my Linux boxen.

Any ideas?

[IronBits]

I see that all the time on all my *nix boxen

Note the R and S...
S = sleeping
R = RealTime processing (well, that's how I read it) :crazy:

My guess is the S one keeps the R one running /me shrugs

[Paratima]

This is normal for the *nix boxen. Howard explained it in one of these threads...

[Brian the Fist]

Though listed as separate processes they are the same and just different threads - the memory is shared.

[Paratima]

Yeah, that's what he said! :jester:

[the-mk]

Originally posted by Paratima
This is normal for the *nix boxen. Howard explained it in one of these threads...

It's this one: http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3915