P.S. The largest I spotted before boredom won: kworker/3:1-22161 [003] d...2.. 11559.111261: load_balance: NEWIDLE rq:4 lock acquired kworker/0:0-21137 [000] d...1.. 11559.111262: load_balance: NEWIDLE rq:4 locked - aborting kworker/7:1-20870 [007] d...1.. 11559.111262: load_balance: NEWIDLE rq:4 locked - aborting <...>-22133 [002] d...1.. 11559.111263: load_balance: NEWIDLE rq:4 locked - aborting kworker/6:1-22213 [006] d...1.. 11559.111263: load_balance: NEWIDLE rq:4 locked - aborting 5/8 of a 128 rq box meeting like that is.. hopefully impossible :) -Mike