This was fixed upstream in: http://code.google.com/p/irqbalance/source/detail?r=4e7df9d0b5416add20fe10925d82f145d3514715
There is more information at: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=781578 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837646 Anyone affected on 12.10 can mute the syslog spam as follows (run the commands as root): $ echo ':syslogtag,contains,"irqbalance" ~' > /etc/rsyslog.d/10-irqbalance.conf $ restart rsyslog See also the related bug #1085538. ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #781578 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=781578 ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #837646 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837646 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to irqbalance in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094461 Title: irqbalance spamming syslogd. Higher than normal system load. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/irqbalance/+bug/1094461/+subscriptions -- 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