This appears to be a regression between 2014.1.1 and 2014.1.2. I'm attaching output from timed ec2metadata runs on both.
** Attachment added: "2014.1.1.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1361357/+attachment/4189541/+files/2014.1.1.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1361357 Title: metadata service performance regression ~100x To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1361357/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs