Subject: Re: util-linux: more when waiting for keyboard response has 100 percent cpu utilisation

From: Arthur Marsh <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:06:46 +0930

Package: util-linux
Version: 2.41-5devuan1
Followup-For: Bug #860

Dear Maintainer,

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   * What led up to the situation?
   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

ls|more 

still shows 100 percent CPU utilisation

   * What was the outcome of this action?
   * What outcome did you expect instead?

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-- System Information:
Distributor ID:	Devuan
Description:	Devuan GNU/Linux 6 (excalibur/ceres)
Release:	6
Codename:	excalibur ceres
Architecture: x86_64

Kernel: Linux 6.16.0-rc3+ (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_USER
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages util-linux depends on:
ii  libblkid1       2.41-5devuan1
ii  libc6           2.41-9
ii  libcap-ng0      0.8.5-4+b1
ii  libcrypt1       1:4.4.38-1
ii  libeudev1       3.2.14-4
ii  liblastlog2-2   2.41-5devuan1
ii  libmount1       2.41-5devuan1
ii  libpam-modules  1.7.0-3
ii  libpam-runtime  1.7.0-3
ii  libpam0g        1.7.0-3
ii  libselinux1     3.8.1-1
ii  libsmartcols1   2.41-5devuan1
ii  libtinfo6       6.5+20250216-2
ii  libuuid1        2.41-5devuan1

Versions of packages util-linux recommends:
ii  sensible-utils  0.0.25

Versions of packages util-linux suggests:
ii  dosfstools          4.2-1.2
ii  kbd                 2.7.1-2
ii  util-linux-extra    2.41-5devuan1
ii  util-linux-locales  2.41-5devuan1
pn  wtmpdb              <none>

-- debconf information:
  util-linux/noauto-with-nonzero-passnum: