I opened this bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919538 <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919538>
I'd love to know if there is a work around until you have time to make a fix. Barry > On 16 Jan 2021, at 15:42, Barry Scott <ba...@barrys-emacs.org> wrote: > > I have a reproducible problem with systemd-ask-password. > > # rpm -q systemd > systemd-246.7-2.fc33.x86_64 > > 1. boot fedora 33 > 2. login to KDE > 3. start a terminal and run top > 4. start a terminal and run: > systemctl >before > systemd-ask-password 'testing: ' </dev/null >p > 5. Observe that top is showing systemd using ~80% CPU > 6. stop systemd-ask-password and CPU returns to idle > systemctl >after > 7. Check journal: > > Jan 16 15:18:19 vmf33.chelsea.private systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in > Forward Password Requests to Plymouth being skipped. > Jan 16 15:18:19 vmf33.chelsea.private systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in > Forward Password Requests to Plymouth being skipped. > Jan 16 15:18:19 vmf33.chelsea.private systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in > Forward Password Requests to Plymouth being skipped. > Jan 16 15:18:19 vmf33.chelsea.private systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in > Forward Password Requests to Plymouth being skipped. > Jan 16 15:18:19 vmf33.chelsea.private systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in > Forward Password Requests to Plymouth being skipped. > Jan 16 15:18:19 vmf33.chelsea.private systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in > Forward Password Requests to Plymouth being skipped. > etc... > > # journalctl -b | grep Condition | wc -l > 37555 > > 8. run again: > systemd-ask-password 'testing: ' </dev/null >p > 9. messgae sent to all terminals: > Broadcast message from root@vmf33.chelsea.private (Sat 2021-01-16 15:28:02 > GMT): > > Password entry required for 'testing:' (PID 1862). > Please enter password with the systemd-tty-ask-password-agent tool. > > ----- > > Looking at the services before and after running systemd-ask-password once I > see this diff: > > # diff -u before after | grep '^[-+]' > --- before 2021-01-16 15:35:51.850438282 +0000 > +++ after 2021-01-16 15:36:08.875736785 +0000 > - systemd-ask-password-plymouth.path > loaded active waiting Forward Password > Requests to Plymouth Directory Watch > > - systemd-ask-password-wall.path > loaded active waiting Forward Password > Requests to Wall Directory Watch > > + systemd-ask-password-wall.path > loaded active running Forward Password > Requests to Wall Directory Watch > > - fprintd.service > loaded active running Fingerprint > Authentication Daemon > > + systemd-ask-password-wall.service > loaded active running Forward Password > Requests to Wall > > -196 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too. > +195 loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too. > > I am seeing this behaviour on two systems. A dell laptop and a VMware VM. > > Is there anything I can do to help debug this? > Or just raise a big report? > > What work around would you suggest I use until this is fixed? > > Barry > > _______________________________________________ > systemd-devel mailing list > systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel >
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