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BrianTopp
May 12, 2020Aspirant
RN102 - readynasd (loadavg) runaway cpu usage?
My ReadyNAS 102, running firmware 6.10.3, is currently thrashing its cpu. Here's the output from top: top - 18:50:39 up 16 days, 22:11, 1 user, load average: 1.87, 1.86, 1.89
Tasks: 143 total,...
Sandshark
May 13, 2020Sensei - Experienced User
Is the NAS currently doing a scrub or other intensive process? I have seen even more powerful NAS models have readynasd run amuck during those processes, eating up to 100% of the CPU time. It has been reported to Netghear by myself and others, but to no avail. My suspicion is that some I/O process gets locked and readynasd just keeps trying it over and over again. Maybe you've identified that process.
- BrianToppMay 13, 2020Aspirant
Thanks for the info.
Nothing else seems to be using significant resources, either now or when I first noticed the problem yesterday. I've never asked for a scrub/defrag/balance/test, and the 'Volume Schedule' is empty (and has always been so, AFAIK). I haven't touched the admin interface for at least a week, so wasn't using it at the time the problem started.
I don't think I ever have the NAS do anything intensive, though I do run a couple of services in a non-official way (syncthing & logitech media server). It's conceivable they could cause a high load at times, I suppose.
Anyone have any other ideas? Should I just reboot, or is there something I should try before that which could help us understand the problem?
- BrianToppJun 04, 2020Aspirant
Shortly after my last message, I restarted the `readynasd` service, and everything seemed to be working fine. It continued to work fine until today (21 days later), when again the load spiked. `readynasd` and its `loadavg` thread was the culprit again. Entries stopped being written into the `/var/readynasd/loadavg.dat` file again.
I can't see anything interesting in any logs near the time of onset, and I wasn't making any particular use of the NAS at that time. I've restarted the `readynasd` service and things have returned to normal. I'd still appreciate any ideas of things to check or look out for when this next happens.
- BrianToppJun 29, 2020Aspirant
Today I had a repeat of the problem, coming up to 25 days since I last restarted readynasd.
Anyone have any ideas?
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