[Bug 362809] Re: updatedb.mlocate causes long time high ntfs-3g IO usage

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: mlocate (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  updatedb.mlocate causes long time high ntfs-3g IO usage

Status in “mlocate” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: mlocate

  Computer was extremely sluggish, but CPU usage showed nothing. Looked
  at IORR column in htop and found that ntfs-3g kept quite active (value
  around 60).

  I traced this IO usage to updatedb.mlocate, which was processing the
  /mnt/xp mount (which I set up in my fstab last night).

  Examining /etc/updatedb.conf shows that:
  - /mnt is not included in PRUNEPATHS, but /media is. 
  - "ntfs-3g" is not included in PRUNEFS.

  Adding either seems to have fixed my issue. I consider it a bug since
  for some reason it causes extreme IO load to do the updatedb on ntfs-
  3g. The machine was nearly unusable for several hours until I found
  the issue.

  aav at dello:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 9.04
  Release:	9.04

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