Sorry, cannot come from google chrome because I installed < 48 h ago and the process already has 344 CPU hours.
Same strace as #14 here, and stack is sometimes # cat /proc/1898/stack [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff sometimes # cat /proc/1898/stack [<ffffffff8173587c>] retint_careful+0x14/0x32 [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff next to initctl emit plymouth-ready i also have /sbin/initctl emit indicator-services-start but this is sleeping and has stack # cat /proc/4370/stack [<ffffffff811d6579>] poll_schedule_timeout+0x49/0x70 [<ffffffff811d7b68>] do_sys_poll+0x428/0x540 [<ffffffff811d7d55>] SyS_poll+0x65/0x100 [<ffffffff8173dddd>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1255610 Title: 100% CPU usage with "initctl emit plymouth-ready" process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1255610/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs