High CPU usage issue
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I keep having high CPU usage and every time I check, it's always the same process (check_reload_status) using it all.
Does anyone know what could be happening here?
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Here's the output of: ps uxawww
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND root 257 58.2 0.0 6908 1396 ?? RNs Thu05PM 127:51.04 /usr/local/sbin/check_reload_status root 24752 55.6 1.0 149436 38968 ?? RN 8:39PM 0:00.21 /usr/local/bin/php -f /etc/rc.newwanip em0 root 0 0.8 0.0 0 304 ?? DLs Thu05PM 3:41.45 [kernel] root 53478 0.3 1.2 145704 47776 ?? S Thu05PM 0:07.27 /usr/local/bin/php root 1 0.0 0.0 3200 584 ?? SLs Thu05PM 0:00.51 /sbin/init -- root 2 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [g_event] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:03.80 [g_up] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:03.17 [g_down] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [crypto] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [crypto returns] root 7 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [sctp_iterator] root 8 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:01.54 [pfpurge] root 9 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [xpt_thrd] root 10 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [audit] root 11 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? RL Thu05PM 1396:45.79 [idle] root 12 0.0 0.0 0 240 ?? WL Thu05PM 3:29.42 [intr] root 13 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [ng_queue] root 14 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:10.99 [yarrow] root 15 0.0 0.0 0 256 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:01.60 [usb] root 16 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.06 [pagedaemon] root 17 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [vmdaemon] root 18 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.00 [pagezero] root 19 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.08 [idlepoll] root 20 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.29 [bufdaemon] root 21 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:03.24 [syncer] root 22 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.27 [vnlru] root 23 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.35 [softdepflush] root 36 0.0 0.0 0 32 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.58 [zfskern] root 66 0.0 0.0 0 16 ?? DL Thu05PM 0:00.54 [md0] root 259 0.0 0.0 6908 1284 ?? IN Thu05PM 0:00.00 check_reload_status: Monitoring daemon of check_reload_status root 268 0.0 0.1 5248 3148 ?? Ss Thu05PM 0:02.53 /sbin/devd root 1725 0.0 0.1 16612 3824 ?? Is 8:38PM 0:00.03 sshd: [accepted] (sshd) sshd 1796 0.0 0.1 16612 3928 ?? I 8:38PM 0:00.06 sshd: [net] (sshd) root 9589 0.0 0.1 15268 3444 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.00 /usr/sbin/sshd root 9680 0.0 0.0 7036 1320 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.01 /usr/local/sbin/sshlockout_pf 15 root 10287 0.0 0.0 6872 1564 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.00 dhclient: nfe0 [priv] (dhclient) _dhcp 15887 0.0 0.0 6872 1672 ?? Ss Thu05PM 0:00.18 dhclient: nfe0 (dhclient) root 17385 0.0 0.1 11748 2972 ?? S 5:31PM 0:00.13 /usr/sbin/tcpdump -s 256 -v -S -l -n -e -ttt -i pflog0 root 17444 0.0 0.0 5780 1148 ?? I 5:31PM 0:00.01 logger -t pf -p local0.info root 19285 0.0 0.1 11064 2972 ?? Ss Thu05PM 0:00.66 /usr/sbin/hostapd -B -P /var/run/hostapd_ath0_wlan1.pid /var/etc/hostapd_ath0_wlan1.conf root 24787 0.0 0.6 139060 22756 ?? RN 8:39PM 0:00.10 /usr/local/bin/php -f /etc/rc.linkup start em0 root 24969 0.0 0.6 139056 22532 ?? RN 8:39PM 0:00.10 /usr/local/bin/php -f /etc/rc.linkup start em0_vlan15 root 25039 0.0 0.0 7992 1544 ?? R 8:39PM 0:00.00 ps uxawww root 26433 0.0 0.1 8984 2168 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:02.62 /usr/sbin/inetd -wW -R 0 -a 127.0.0.1 /var/etc/inetd.conf root 28334 0.0 0.0 7296 1812 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.26 /usr/local/sbin/filterdns -p /var/run/filterdns.pid -i 300 -c /var/etc/filterdns.conf -d 1 root 31756 0.0 0.0 5780 1472 ?? Ss Thu05PM 0:18.69 /usr/local/sbin/apinger -c /var/etc/apinger.conf root 31996 0.0 0.1 14384 2004 ?? I Thu05PM 0:00.30 /usr/local/bin/rrdtool - root 33159 0.0 0.0 7036 1388 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.01 /usr/local/sbin/sshlockout_pf 15 root 34723 0.0 0.0 8296 1864 ?? IN 5:28PM 0:01.67 /bin/sh /var/db/rrd/updaterrd.sh root 37670 0.0 0.0 2716 968 ?? IN 8:38PM 0:00.00 sleep 60 root 45289 0.0 0.2 15264 7164 ?? SNs Thu05PM 0:04.94 /usr/local/bin/ntpd -g -c /var/etc/ntpd.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid root 46813 0.0 0.2 26268 6168 ?? S Thu05PM 0:01.96 /usr/local/sbin/lighttpd -f /var/etc/lighty-webConfigurator.conf root 46983 0.0 0.6 139048 21672 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.09 /usr/local/bin/php root 47671 0.0 0.6 139048 21672 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.09 /usr/local/bin/php root 47700 0.0 0.6 139048 21696 ?? I Thu05PM 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/php root 47940 0.0 0.0 5780 1604 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.11 /usr/local/sbin/dhcpleases -l /var/dhcpd/var/db/dhcpd.leases -d ke.trel.co -p /var/run/dnsmasq.pid -h /var/etc/hosts root 49585 0.0 0.6 139048 21672 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.09 /usr/local/bin/php nobody 50175 0.0 0.1 10100 3020 ?? S Thu05PM 0:04.99 /usr/local/sbin/dnsmasq --all-servers --dhcp-hostsfile=/var/etc/hosts --dns-forward-max=5000 --cache-size=10000 --local-ttl=1 root 50288 0.0 0.6 139048 21696 ?? I Thu05PM 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/php root 51104 0.0 0.6 139048 21708 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.09 /usr/local/bin/php root 51759 0.0 0.6 139048 21696 ?? I Thu05PM 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/php root 55110 0.0 0.0 7928 1616 ?? INs Thu05PM 0:00.09 /usr/sbin/cron -s dhcpd 55572 0.0 0.3 17104 12612 ?? Ss Thu05PM 0:03.71 /usr/local/sbin/dhcpd -user dhcpd -group _dhcp -chroot /var/dhcpd -cf /etc/dhcpd.conf -pf /var/run/dhcpd.pid bridge0 ath0_wlan1 root 56757 0.0 0.0 5784 1184 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/minicron 240 /var/run/ping_hosts.pid /usr/local/bin/ping_hosts.sh root 57139 0.0 0.0 5784 1232 ?? I Thu05PM 0:00.06 minicron: helper /usr/local/bin/ping_hosts.sh (minicron) root 57331 0.0 0.0 5784 1184 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/minicron 3600 /var/run/expire_accounts.pid /etc/rc.expireaccounts root 57674 0.0 0.0 5784 1232 ?? I Thu05PM 0:00.00 minicron: helper /etc/rc.expireaccounts (minicron) root 57681 0.0 0.0 5784 1184 ?? Is Thu05PM 0:00.00 /usr/local/bin/minicron 86400 /var/run/update_alias_url_data.pid /etc/rc.update_alias_url_data root 58105 0.0 0.0 5784 1232 ?? I Thu05PM 0:00.00 minicron: helper /etc/rc.update_alias_url_data (minicron) root 67180 0.0 0.1 26168 4160 ?? Ss 8:30PM 0:00.07 sshd: admin@pts/0 (sshd) root 80709 0.0 0.1 13488 4616 ?? SNs Thu05PM 0:00.55 /usr/local/sbin/openvpn --config /var/etc/openvpn/server1.conf root 99422 0.0 0.0 6956 1656 ?? Ss Thu05PM 0:03.46 /usr/sbin/syslogd -s -c -c -l /var/dhcpd/var/run/log -f /var/etc/syslog.conf root 60255 0.0 0.0 19480 1844 v0 Is Thu05PM 0:00.01 login [pam] (login) root 60758 0.0 0.0 8296 1800 v0 I Thu05PM 0:00.00 -sh (sh) root 63394 0.0 0.0 8296 1800 v0 I+ Thu05PM 0:00.00 /bin/sh /etc/rc.initial root 60450 0.0 0.0 19480 1844 v1 Is Thu05PM 0:00.01 login [pam] (login) root 60555 0.0 0.0 8296 1800 v1 I Thu05PM 0:00.00 -sh (sh) root 63348 0.0 0.0 8296 1800 v1 I+ Thu05PM 0:00.00 /bin/sh /etc/rc.initial root 3843 0.0 0.1 8268 2684 0 I+ 8:30PM 0:00.01 /bin/tcsh root 71351 0.0 0.0 8296 1804 0 Is 8:30PM 0:00.01 /bin/sh /etc/rc.initial -
Check_reload_status is triggered by something else, often and interface going up or down. Check your system logs for that or anything else unusual.
Steve
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Check_reload_status is triggered by something else, often and interface going up or down. Check your system logs for that or anything else unusual.
Steve
I do have the issue with the intel card and the port being in a bridge going up and down, but it's never spiked the CPU that bad.
(Is there instructions on how to upgrade to the betas via the automatic updater, from what I've heard, that was fixed in those builds, so I could upgrade to that to rule it out)
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That could do it.
Yes try one of the 2.1.1 snapshots. Go to System: Firmware: Updater Settings:
Check the box for a different URL and enter the appropraite URL for your box (32 or 64bit)
http://snapshots.pfsense.org/FreeBSD_RELENG_8_3/amd64/pfSense_RELENG_2_1/.updaters/
http://snapshots.pfsense.org/FreeBSD_RELENG_8_3/i386/pfSense_RELENG_2_1/.updaters/
Check the box to allow unsigned images, only the releases are signed.Steve
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