High CPU utilization (%sys) and load average due to third-party kernel module [b9k_87816]
Issue
- High CPU utilization in the kernel space (
%sys) and load average cause system slowness. - The system hangs with a high CPU utilization and load average due to a third-party kernel module
[b9k_87816]
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Proprietary (P) kernel module:
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