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Date:      Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:07:23 -0800
From:      Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Process States Explanation
Message-ID:  <4586928B.5080308@u.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <000301c72274$37d8e320$1401a8c0@amd>
References:  <000301c72274$37d8e320$1401a8c0@amd>

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Fr0zen wrote:
> Where can I get a good list of what each process state means? I have searched the manual pages and handbook and have not been able to find answers or explanations for what states such as pfault mean. I know they are linked to the systemcalls, but how can I get more info about this? 
> 
> Any information, pointers, or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks

pfault => "page fault" => "grab a page from the next layer of memory",
perhaps? Wiki page: (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_fault>).
- -Garrett
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