linux-kernel - udevd high cpu hogging in kernel-2.6.34 git8 to git-13

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Message-ID: <4BFF565C.3080108@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 27 May 2010 22:36:28 -0700
From:	JD <jd1008@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: udevd high cpu hogging in kernel-2.6.34   git8 to git-13

I noticed that since git8, udevd consumes from 50 to 80 percent of cpu.
The main udevd thread is niced to -4, and 6 or more child threads are 
niced -2.

So, I backpedaled to git7, which does not have this "feature" :)

Cheers,

JD

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