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Question

Will it be helpful if zombie process is added to windows8

Feb 22, 2015 3:09AM PST

Unix has zombie process as one of its process.Whereas windows does not have the zombie process why it is not added?

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First, Windows is not Linux.
Feb 22, 2015 3:13AM PST
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will it be helpful zombie process is added to windows 8
Feb 22, 2015 5:10AM PST

There is no zombie process in windows but my question is if we upgrade the windows 8 process states and add the zombie process will it be useful.

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Then no.
Feb 22, 2015 5:16AM PST

I don't see any advantage to this. Mind you I'm an embedded Linux programmer and have been in/around computing since the mid 70s.

-> You may want to reveal what lead you to this question.
Bob

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Reasons
Feb 22, 2015 7:10AM PST

Could me provide me one reason why its not beneficial?

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Because it's not a feature of this OS
Feb 22, 2015 7:13AM PST

And you won't be adding it. Well I guess you could write your own task manager and add your own definition of a zombie.

But why do you want/need this? Windows in one shape or another of the Windows NT (VMS based) had its core design done in 1993 or so. Since it's not open source, not up to you to change the core.

-> You didn't answer my question.
Bob

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Zombie Process
Feb 22, 2015 7:19AM PST

Hi,

Its a general doubt.Its not an open source Only microsoft can add it.From your Post I came to know that its not beneficial If Microsoft adds it.Reasons for why its not beneficial?

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You did not answer my question.
Feb 22, 2015 7:38AM PST

Quoting from Wikipedia
On Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems, a zombie process or defunct process is a process that has completed execution but still has an entry in the process table. This entry is still needed to allow the process that started the (now zombie) process to read its exit status.

Since Windows is VMS based, you won't be getting a zombie.

Again, why not answer my question? Let's hear what brought you to want this.


For example I could go on and ask for some POSIX compliant type 3 pipe and ask why that's not implemented. Since I know it's not Unix, that on its own is not a good question. If I was to write how or why I needed it then some progress on workarounds or how to create something like it may occur.
Bob

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Re: zombie process
Feb 22, 2015 5:18AM PST

I think Windows functions quite well without it.

What do you think would go better if Microsoft added it?
Since Microsoft is the only one who can do this, who do you mean with "we" when you write "if we upgrade the process states"?

Kees

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Reason
Feb 22, 2015 7:08AM PST

Hi,

Could you provide me the reason why its not helpful? How the windows knows about the dead process?

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This is why.
Feb 22, 2015 7:22AM PST
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Zombie process
Feb 22, 2015 7:11AM PST

Hi ,

If the microsoft adds the new process Zombie not we.