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SubjectRe: SLOW SLOW SLOW tar with 2.2.0
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> > I've narrowed the problem specifically to tar, by gunzip-ing the
> > file as a separate step. The "top" command doesn't show significant
> > cpu or memory consumption. Could it be a problem with ext2fs?
>
> No. It's problem with RedHat. Just remove nis, nis+, etc from /etc/nsswitch.conf
> and be happy.

The problem is a bit more general than just Red Hat. All the glibc
distributions relied on local icmp errors from showing up the the nis/nis+
configuration entries. With icmp rate limiting this doesnt work so well
any more.

The fix is right and goes for probably all glibc setups


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