Cluster nodes observe high workload due to large number of gfs2-delete threads

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Server observes High CPU Load and a large number of kworker/####:##+gfs2-delete kernel worker threads are observed.
  • In some cases nodes become unresponsive or may even fence during times of this increased load.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (with the High Availability Add On)
  • GFS2 Filesystem

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