Same over here on two different AMD64 machines (both Kubuntu 10.04 too, but with default packages):
machine1$ ps -eHo pid,ppid,stat,cmd | grep kded4 | egrep -v grep 1495 1 Sl kdeinit4: kded4 [kdeinit] 1704 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct> 3706 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct> 3819 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct> 3905 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct> 4020 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct> 7629 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct>
machine2$ ps -eHo pid,ppid,stat,cmd | grep kded4 | egrep -v grep 1975 1 Sl kdeinit4: kded4 [kdeinit] 2268 1975 Z [kded4] <defunct>
Same over here on two different AMD64 machines (both Kubuntu 10.04 too, but with default packages):
machine1$ ps -eHo pid,ppid,stat,cmd | grep kded4 | egrep -v grep
1495 1 Sl kdeinit4: kded4 [kdeinit]
1704 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct>
3706 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct>
3819 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct>
3905 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct>
4020 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct>
7629 1495 Z [kded4] <defunct>
machine2$ ps -eHo pid,ppid,stat,cmd | grep kded4 | egrep -v grep
1975 1 Sl kdeinit4: kded4 [kdeinit]
2268 1975 Z [kded4] <defunct>