This was fixed upstream in http://code.google.com/p/irqbalance/source/detail?r=4e7df9d0b5416add20fe10925d82f145d3514715
There is more information at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=781578 and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837646 Until a newer version of irqbalance is backported to 12.10, you can mute the syslog spam as follows (run the commands as root): $ echo ':syslogtag,contains,"irqbalance" ~' > /etc/rsyslog.d/10-irqbalance.conf $ restart rsyslog ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #781578 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=781578 ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #837646 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=837646 ** Changed in: irqbalance (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to irqbalance in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085538 Title: irqbalance flooding syslog file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/irqbalance/+bug/1085538/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs