Public bug reported: Ubuntu 12.10, 64-bit.
On reboot, I noticed a high load average around 3.0 although nothing was taking up any meaningful CPU time. Tracking it down, a modprobe had gone uninterruptable trying to load two edac kernel modules, edac_core and i82975x_edac. Blacklisting these two modules solved it. The machine in question is a Dell Precision 390. It does not have ECC RAM and does not require edac. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Ubuntu 12.10, 64-bit. On reboot, I noticed a high load average around 3.0 although nothing was - taking up any meaning CPU time. + taking up any meaningful CPU time. Tracking it down, a modprobe had gone uninterruptable trying to load two edac kernel modules, edac_core and i82975x_edac. Blacklisting these two modules solved it. The machine in question is a Dell Precision 390. It does not have ECC RAM and does not require edac. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1081680 Title: Edac kernel modules cause high load To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1081680/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs