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udevd constantly changes LUN device node symlinks (devices/LUNs, not the partition nodes) in /dev/disk/by-id. udevd uses ~15% of CPU and system time is using ~50-60%. For example: [...@syslog01.roch.ny:pts/0 /dev/disk/by-id> ls -l wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675735354 wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675744c36; sleep 1; echo '======'; ls -l wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675735354 wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354 -> ../../sde lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 -> ../../sdf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675735354 -> ../../sde lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 -> ../../sdf ====== lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354 -> ../../sdg lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 -> ../../sdh lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675735354 -> ../../sdg lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-09-21 16:12 wwn-0x60a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 -> ../../sdh All other device nodes stay the same, such as the device nodes for the partitions: [...@syslog01.roch.ny:pts/0 /dev/disk/by-id> ls -l scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354-part1; sleep 1; echo '======'; ls -l scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354-part1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2010-09-21 15:47 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354-part1 -> ../../sdg1 ====== lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 2010-09-21 15:47 scsi-360a98000486e5339576f596675735354-part1 -> ../../sdg1 I'm not entirely sure whether this is udev's problem or something related to multipathing. Our most recent experience with multipathing is the last LTS release (hardy), which doesn't exhibit this behavior given similar configurations. [...@syslog01.roch.ny:pts/0 ~> sudo multipath -ll rootvol (360a98000486e5339576f596675735354) dm-1 NETAPP ,LUN [size=36G][features=1 queue_if_no_path][hwhandler=0] \_ round-robin 0 [prio=8][active] \_ 2:0:2:0 sda 8:0 [active][ready] \_ 3:0:2:0 sde 8:64 [active][ready] \_ round-robin 0 [prio=2][enabled] \_ 3:0:3:0 sdg 8:96 [active][ready] \_ 2:0:3:0 sdc 8:32 [active][ready] syslog-data (360a98000486e5339576f596675744c36) dm-0 NETAPP ,LUN [size=1.0T][features=1 queue_if_no_path][hwhandler=0] \_ round-robin 0 [prio=8][active] \_ 2:0:2:1 sdb 8:16 [active][ready] \_ 3:0:2:1 sdf 8:80 [active][ready] \_ round-robin 0 [prio=2][enabled] \_ 3:0:3:1 sdh 8:112 [active][ready] \_ 2:0:3:1 sdd 8:48 [active][ready] [...@syslog01.roch.ny:pts/0 ~> cat /etc/multipath.conf multipaths { multipath { wwid 360a98000486e5339576f596675735354 alias rootvol } multipath { wwid 360a98000486e5339576f596675744c36 alias syslog-data } } devices { device { vendor "NETAPP " product "LUN " path_checker tur path_grouping_policy group_by_prio prio_callout "/sbin/mpath_prio_netapp /dev/%n" failback immediate rr_min_io 128 no_path_retry queue } } ** Affects: multipath-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- constantly changes /dev/disk/by-id/{scsi,wwn}-* LUN symlinks with multipathing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/644489 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to multipath-tools in ubuntu. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs