[SLE] startpar using 99% of CPU

[James D. Parra]

Hello,

For some reason unbeknownst to me, startpar is utilizing 99% of the CPUs.
Root is running it, but I don't know why nor how it was started.

Any ideas on how it started and what havoc would be wrought if I killed it?

Thank you,

James

[James D. Parra]

run-level scripts???
sounds like you changed runlevels, or something got stuck changing
levels...

I read that in the man page for 'startpar', however the server wasn't
rebooted. Uptime: up 6 days 22:20.
The system is always booted into runlevel 3.

This is bizarre.


~James

[Paul Cartwright]

Post by James D. Parra
I read that in the man page for 'startpar', however the server
wasn't rebooted. Uptime:  up 6 days 22:20.
The system is always booted into runlevel 3.    
This is bizarre.

so, what does a :
ps -ef|grep startpar

show??

[James D. Parra]

Post by Paul Cartwright
ps -ef|grep startpar

root 6349 1 0 Mar21 ? 01:03:54 startpar -f -- pgtools

pgtools is just a script that starts and stops 'postmaster' (postgres)
e.g.;command pgstart to start and pgstop to stop.

I have this script running on 4 servers without any problems, although this
server is a Dual Opteron Dual-Core running Suse 10, kernel version,
2.6.13-15.8-smp, while the other serves are Dual Opterons running Suse 9.1,
kernel version, 2.6.5-7.111.19-smp.

Also noticed that 'hald-addon-storage' runs whenever 'startpar' is running.

Thanks for your help.

~James

[Carlos E. R.]

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Post by James D. Parra

Post by Paul Cartwright
ps -ef|grep startpar

root 6349 1 0 Mar21 ? 01:03:54 startpar -f -- pgtools
pgtools is just a script that starts and stops 'postmaster' (postgres)
e.g.;command pgstart to start and pgstop to stop.

And startpar is a helper program used during init to start several scripts
in parallel and capture the output, so that it can be properly printed.
For some reason, some scripts seem not to finish and keep startpar
"running". I have another:

7772 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/startpar -f -- mdadmd

but the running time for mine is 0:00, although uptime is 10 days. I
believe it is a bug.

I tried starting postgresql, but mine does not reproduce yor problem; I
have SuSE 9.3, though.

Post by James D. Parra
Also noticed that 'hald-addon-storage' runs whenever 'startpar' is running.

I don't think that is related.

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Cheers,
Carlos Robinson

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