High CPU usage by './kswapd0' process in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Issue
- './kswapd0' is consuming high cpu usage.
$ grep kswapd0 ps
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
username 12672 199 30.9 2432880 2397052 ? Ssl Aug01 4332:04 ./kswapd0 <<<<
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- User space process ./kswapd0.
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