node exporter calls /proc/cpuinfo multiple times causing the node to freeze in OpenShift 4

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • OpenShift cluster shows CPU, memory, disk, and network usage is low but high load averages. Checking the processes on the node also shows no clues of what is consuming the resources.
  • Pods are stuck in ContainerCreating state.
  • Kubelet is not responding correctly and probes fail for timeout.

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4.6
    • 4.7

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