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ps ax
top
Note that the output display of top is constrained by the size of the terminal/console, so if there are more processes than lines, top will not show all processes.
The processes have a negative PID because they are part of the kernel.
name | full name | purpose |
asyncm | ||
idle | ||
clock | ||
system | ||
kernel |
name | full name | purpose |
pm | process mananger | |
vfs | virtual file system | |
rs | reincarnation server | monitor other system processes and re-start them as needed, see man service |
ds | data store server | |
vm | virtual memory server | |
pfs | pipe file system | |
sched | scheduler | |
init | grandparent of all processes, see man init |
|
procfs | ||
mfs | Minix file system | |
is | information server | for debug dumps |
inet | Internet Protocol server | |
ipc | inter-process communication |
name | full name | purpose |
log | log driver | buffers log output |
memory | memory driver | |
tty | terminal driver (historical origin of name is “teletype”) | console and keyboard driver |
pci | ||
floppy | ||
at_wini | AT disk driver | |
random | ||
printer |
The Ethernet driver can have multiple instances and its label is the name of the driver followed by an underscore followed by a number which represents the instance number (starting at 0).
For instance, when I enter ps ax
, I see “/usr/sbin/e1000 instance=0”, so the label is “e1000_0”. I can also see the labels of the services by hitting Shift + F6 at the Minix console. See CommandLineInterface for more of these useful function keys. See man service
for details on the service command.
So, the proper answer is service refresh e1000_0
.