High load average, crmd reports High CPU load increasingly as time passes without any indication in top output

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • crmd reporting "High CPU load detected" messages in /var/log/messages file every few seconds with load average increasing gradually.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 (with High Availability Add-On)
  • Kernel Version 3.10.0-693.11.6.el7.x86_64
  • VMware Virtual Machines

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