[Bug 1255610] [NEW] 100% CPU usage with "initctl emit plymouth-ready" process

[anatoly techtonik]

Public bug reported:

root       977 99.1  2.7  98668 93964 ?        R    12:59 453:31 initctl
emit plymouth-ready

this makes my CPU very hot, I don't know how to debug deeper. Any ideas?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: upstart 1.10-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 27 20:46:04 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-12 (625 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic root=UUID=d0d8bf63-cf4c-479f-9091-1f14156a902f ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: upstart
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-21 (37 days ago)
UpstartBugCategory: System
UpstartRunningSessionVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
modified.conffile..etc.at.deny: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/at.deny']
modified.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: 2013-08-27T01:19:11
upstart.upstart-file-bridge.log:
 Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/unicast_2dlocal_2davahi
 Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2dcrash
 Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2drelease

** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 saucy

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Title:
  100% CPU usage with "initctl emit plymouth-ready" process

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  root       977 99.1  2.7  98668 93964 ?        R    12:59 453:31
  initctl emit plymouth-ready

  this makes my CPU very hot, I don't know how to debug deeper. Any
  ideas?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: upstart 1.10-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Nov 27 20:46:04 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-12 (625 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic root=UUID=d0d8bf63-cf4c-479f-9091-1f14156a902f ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: upstart
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-21 (37 days ago)
  UpstartBugCategory: System
  UpstartRunningSessionVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
  UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
  modified.conffile..etc.at.deny: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/at.deny']
  modified.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.networking: 2013-08-27T01:19:11
  upstart.upstart-file-bridge.log:
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/unicast_2dlocal_2davahi
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2dcrash
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2drelease

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