Didn't seem to kill anything...
1335674 1335674 vmx
1335678 1335674 vmx-vthread-6
1335679 1335674 vmx-vthread-7:backup
1335680 1335674 vmx-vthread-8:backup
1335681 1335674 vmx-vthread-9:backup
1335682 1335674 vmx-mks:backup
[root@esxi2:~] kill -9 1335674
[root@esxi2:~] ps | grep vmx
1335674 1335674 vmx
1335678 1335674 vmx-vthread-6
1335679 1335674 vmx-vthread-7:backup
1335680 1335674 vmx-vthread-8:backup
1335681 1335674 vmx-vthread-9:backup
1335682 1335674 vmx-mks:backup