Running ls -l in /dev/rdsk is Slow (Doc ID 1948694.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 10 3/05 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Running "ls -l" in /dev/rdsk is very slow. Commands that utilise device links can also be very slow to complete, e.g. format.

Affected processes may have stack traces similar to the following:

Where that is zero T and the process ID ( pid )

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