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On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 01:12:09PM +0400, burning shadow wrote:
>There is a bug in all cygwin processes which leads to 100% CPU usage
>and locking another processes. For example, there was a windows update
>(installed automatically using Automatic Updates) from Microsoft,
>which couldn't be installed until all cygwin processes are stopped. It
>happens with some utilities which somehow work with process
>information. For example, this happens if I try to see threads tab of
>cygwin process in Process Explorer. I thought it was a Process
>Explorer's bug, but the same happens with another utilities, and even
>with windows updates.

Rest assured, that if either Corinna or I ever actually see this problem
we'll try very hard to fix it.

Until that time, someone else who has the problem is welcome to track it
down and offer a patch.

cgf

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