Why do processes hangs and load average goes high in async direct IO?

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Some processes hang all of a sudden and load average of system goes to 400+
  • The issue happens for processes executing direct I/O request

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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