root@einstein:/var/log/mysql# strace -p 11523 -p 11566 -p 11567 -p 11568 -p 11570 -f Process 11523 attached - interrupt to quit Process 11566 attached - interrupt to quit Process 11567 attached - interrupt to quit Process 11568 attached - interrupt to quit Process 11570 attached - interrupt to quit [pid 11523] waitpid(-1, [pid 11566] rt_sigsuspend([HUP INT QUIT PIPE ALRM TERM TSTP] [pid 11568] getppid( [pid 11570] rt_sigsuspend([HUP INT QUIT PIPE TERM TSTP] [pid 11568] <... getppid resumed> ) = 11566 [pid 11568] poll( [pid 11567] read(0, [pid 11568] <... poll resumed> [{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll([{fd=3, events=POLLIN}], 1, 2000) = 0 [pid 11568] getppid() = 11566 [pid 11568] poll( Process 11523 detached Process 11566 detached Process 11567 detached Process 11568 detached Process 11570 detached root@einstein:/var/log/mysql#