> This looks like ulog_timer in net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c, judging by > your config. Ah, yes, it's a firewall/router machine with multiple interfaces. Exploding based on packet arrivals could explain the variable timing during init script processing. Thank you! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html