Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: udev

Recently very often I see udev stays with CPU usage between 10 and 15% on my 
Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2,26Ghz through about one minute,  then it does nothing 
through another minute and start this cycle again. What can cause such behavior 
? It started happen last time, I have no idea if it's caused by upgrade to 
karmic(kernel 2.6.31.x) or recent udev upgrades from apt. 
I guess there is to much events from my SATA controller:
nu...@novopad:~$ time udevadm monitor                                           
                               
monitor will print the received events for:                                     
                               
UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing                     
                               
KERNEL - the kernel uevent                                                      
                               

UDEV  [1258190218.738761] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.749769] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.750790] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.750836] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.771595] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.782315] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.783607] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.783653] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.792527] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.812030] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.812129] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.812178] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.834384] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.835005] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.835023] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.835039] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.856116] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.857011] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.857556] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.857573] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.877435] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.885449] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.889167] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.889217] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.898707] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.917338] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.918366] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.918384] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.940931] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.941951] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.941969] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190218.941985] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.962620] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.970704] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190218.972451] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190218.972497] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190218.999994] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.005166] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.006289] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.006336] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.026462] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.034071] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.034165] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.034212] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.057152] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.068930] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.070002] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.070049] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.100653] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.111477] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.112500] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.112547] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.144095] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.154031] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.155027] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.155075] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.186912] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.196581] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.197612] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.197659] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.218238] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.230179] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.230278] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.230326] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.260539] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.262867] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.262957] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.263004] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.292452] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.303980] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.304028] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.304071] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.324289] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.330601] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.332694] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.332740] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.345612] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.364553] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.366202] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.368385] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.398022] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.409347] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.410440] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.410488] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
UDEV  [1258190219.442288] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.451911] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)           
KERNEL[1258190219.453044] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.453090] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1258190219.474439] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV  [1258190219.476794] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.477581] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.477598] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1258190219.494409] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV  [1258190219.499192] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.500368] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.500416] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV  [1258190219.528473] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.537103] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1258190219.537379] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.537577] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1258190219.558409] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1258190219.571386] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.571482] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.571530] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
KERNEL[1258190219.579574] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
UDEV  [1258190219.598068] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
KERNEL[1258190219.599453] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0/block/sr0 (block)
UDEV  [1258190219.599503] change   
/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host1/target1:0:0/1:0:0:0 (scsi)
^C^@
real    0m0.910s
user    0m0.000s
sys     0m0.000s

nu...@novopad:~$ lspci | grep 00:1f.2
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller (rev 
03)

I thought it was caused by amarok which refreshes its media collection,
but even if I close it, and hdd led stays off, udev can reach 10% CPU.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 45-libnjb5.rules
Date: Sat Nov 14 10:18:01 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
MachineType: Lenovo INVALID
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: udev 147~-6.1
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=4fa8b5a2-df36-44bd-9e2b-0e4982840edf ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: udev
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 09/23/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.bios.version: 10CN37WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: Lenovo Assert TAG
dmi.board.name: INVALID
dmi.board.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.board.version: 10CN38WW
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Lenovo Assert TAG
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Lenovo
dmi.chassis.version: 10CN37WW
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnLenovo:bvr10CN37WW:bd09/23/2008:svnLenovo:pnINVALID:pvrLenovoIdeaPadY530:rvnLenovo:rnINVALID:rvr10CN38WW:cvnLenovo:ct10:cvr10CN37WW:
dmi.product.name: INVALID
dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Y530
dmi.sys.vendor: Lenovo

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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