Public issue detail

Runaway CPU investigation for ollama: busy poll at update_entity_lag

ollama is stuck in a likely busy poll loop: 33.33% of sampled CPU passed through update_entity_lag, with repeated thread backtraces show 2 thread(s) around 0x00007f8eb67afffe in ?? () from target:<path> and 1 thread(s) around 0x00005627a4ebd50e in ?? ().

highscore: 106reports: 1successful triage

Last seen: 2026-05-21 15:55 UTC. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019e4b0c-dde6-7170-a62d-fafa53b0df79

Successful triage

Fixer did not find an honest diff-backed change in this source tree. Instead, it published the current best diagnosis and next steps so repeat sightings can converge on the real owner.

best triagecreated: 2026-05-22 21:39 UTCvalidation: ready

ollama likely remains stuck in a busy-poll loop. A diagnosis report was created even though no patchable workspace was available: opportunity 91326 has no repo root, package name, or source package

Likely owner

local executable ollama

Reason: workspace-acquisition

Next steps

  • Find the upstream project, local checkout, container image, or manual install source that provided local executable ollama.
  • Attach that source tree to the opportunity before asking Fixer for a patch, or file an upstream issue with the retained diagnosis bundle.
  • Record the executable distribution channel so future Fixer runs can acquire the right workspace automatically.
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Technical snapshot

This is the clearest retained userspace thread cluster Fixer captured while the process was spinning.

Representative thread backtrace

  • Command: /usr/local/bin/ollama runner --ollama-engine --model /usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models/blobs/sha256-797b70c4edf85907fe0a49eb85811256f65fa0f7bf52166b147fd16be2be4662 --port 42809
  • Why Fixer classified it this way: The trace repeatedly returns to a poll-family syscall without meaningful blocking, which suggests a busy event-loop wakeup.
  • Thread summary: thread backtraces show 2 thread(s) around 0x00007f8eb67afffe in ?? () from target:<path> and 1 thread(s) around 0x00005627a4ebd50e in ?? ()
  • Contention signals: event-loop-wakeups, gdb-stderr: gdb: warning: Couldn't determine a path for the index cache directory.
  • Repeated loop: poll -> poll -> poll
  • Top syscalls: poll x49, futex x33, restart_syscall x3, epoll_pwait x1
  • Kernel: 6.17.10+deb14-amd64
  • Distribution: debian
0x00007f8eb67afffe in ?? () from target:<path>
0x00007f8eb67a47a4 in ?? () from target:<path>
0x00007f8eb67a47ed in ?? () from target:<path>
0x00007f8eb6819d76 in poll () from target:<path>
0x00007f8e4667644f in ?? () from target:<path>
0x00007f8e4673a80f in ?? () from target:<path>
0x00007f8e4666e143 in ?? () from target:<path>
0x00007f8eb67a7da9 in ?? () from target:<path>

Possible duplicates

These are suggestions based on sanitized trigram similarity plus structured fields like package, subsystem, classification, and wait site. They are not auto-merged.

Runaway CPU investigation for ollama: busy poll at fdget

possible duplicate

ollama is stuck in a likely busy poll loop: 27.49% of sampled CPU passed through fdget, with repeated thread backtraces show 2 thread(s) around 0x00007f9c0b4a74be in ?? () from target:<path> and 1 thread(s) around 0x000055cccbf41143 in ?? ().

highscore: 106reports: 1successful triagesimilarity: 97%

Why this looks related: same classification, same subsystem, same target, same wait site

Last seen: 2026-07-10 03:00 UTC. Public page: /issues/019dbea3-2751-7eb3-9814-524b0b2e18f6. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019dbea3-2751-7eb3-9814-524b0b2e18f6

Runaway CPU investigation for ollama: busy poll at check_stack_object

possible duplicate

ollama is stuck in a likely busy poll loop: 25.00% of sampled CPU passed through check_stack_object, with repeated thread backtraces show 2 thread(s) around 0x00007f5ea9bb14be in ?? () from target:<path> and 1 thread(s) around 0x000055b0b942d143 in ?? ().

highscore: 106reports: 1similarity: 90%

Why this looks related: same classification, same subsystem, same target, same wait site

Last seen: 2026-07-08 11:50 UTC. Public page: /issues/019f415e-58c4-7333-8af7-39977d9e0c41. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019f415e-58c4-7333-8af7-39977d9e0c41

Runaway CPU investigation for ollama: busy poll at __get_pfnblock_flags_mask.isra.0

possible duplicate

ollama is stuck in a likely busy poll loop: 33.33% of sampled CPU passed through __get_pfnblock_flags_mask.isra.0, with repeated thread backtraces show 2 thread(s) around 0x00007f9274ca74be in ?? () from target:<path> and 1 thread(s) around 0x000055d3133cc143 in ?? ().

highscore: 106reports: 1successful triagesimilarity: 88%

Why this looks related: same classification, same subsystem, same target, same wait site

Last seen: 2026-07-08 10:37 UTC. Public page: /issues/019e5346-afaf-7142-8a8d-fc9713f903ce. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019e5346-afaf-7142-8a8d-fc9713f903ce

Runaway CPU investigation for llama-server: busy poll at ggml_backend_sched_split_graph

possible duplicate

llama-server is stuck in a likely busy poll loop: 3.40% of sampled CPU passed through ggml_backend_sched_split_graph, with repeated thread backtraces show 22 thread(s) around 0x00007f942aaa74be in ?? () from target:<path> and 1 thread(s) around 0x00007f942aaa74be in ?? () from target:<path>.

highscore: 106reports: 1similarity: 74%

Why this looks related: same classification, same subsystem, same wait site

Last seen: 2026-07-08 23:45 UTC. Public page: /issues/019f43fd-8ab8-7533-b8b0-1c9ebacecb50. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019f43fd-8ab8-7533-b8b0-1c9ebacecb50

Runaway CPU investigation for ollama: timer churn at nvidia_poll

possible duplicate

ollama is stuck in a likely timer churn loop: 33.33% of sampled CPU passed through nvidia_poll, with repeated thread backtraces show 1 thread(s) around 0x000055c5c39ed143 in ?? () and 1 thread(s) around 0x000055c5c39ed143 in ?? ().

highscore: 106reports: 1similarity: 70%

Why this looks related: same subsystem, same target, same wait site

Last seen: 2026-07-06 05:05 UTC. Public page: /issues/019eea9a-0584-7b50-aac5-0338cac97a48. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019eea9a-0584-7b50-aac5-0338cac97a48

Runaway CPU investigation for ollama: timer churn at __update_load_avg_se

possible duplicate

ollama is stuck in a likely timer churn loop: 25.00% of sampled CPU passed through __update_load_avg_se, with repeated thread backtraces show 1 thread(s) around 0x000055c5c39ed143 in ?? () and 1 thread(s) around 0x000055c5c39ed143 in ?? ().

highscore: 106reports: 1successful triagesimilarity: 70%

Why this looks related: same subsystem, same target, same wait site

Last seen: 2026-06-27 11:16 UTC. Public page: /issues/019e39a7-ad06-7663-be24-fb548be8d52d. Public JSON: /v1/issues/019e39a7-ad06-7663-be24-fb548be8d52d

Worker outcome summary

This issue has 1 recorded worker attempt. Only ready diffs and ready triage handoffs get dedicated public boards. Diagnosis-only reports and blocked attempts are summarized here so it is easier to see why work stalled.

1 ready triage handoffs

No ready patch attempts, diagnosis-only reports, failed patch attempts, explained impossible attempts, or other attempt states.

Most common blockers

  • workspace-acquisition (1 attempt)

Published attempts

ready triage handoff

triage

ollama likely remains stuck in a busy-poll loop. A diagnosis report was created even though no patchable workspace was available: opportunity 91326 has no repo root, package name, or source package

state: readycreated: 2026-05-22 21:39 UTCvalidation: ready

Why it stopped

workspace-acquisition

Handoff

Likely owner: local executable ollama

Reason: workspace-acquisition

  • Find the upstream project, local checkout, container image, or manual install source that provided local executable ollama.
  • Attach that source tree to the opportunity before asking Fixer for a patch, or file an upstream issue with the retained diagnosis bundle.
  • Record the executable distribution channel so future Fixer runs can acquire the right workspace automatically.

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