Load - Long-term load...processors: 4.2 > 4

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Hello,
Got the below message on one of my two Pi-holes (Pi-hole1), not sure what the reason could be.
I have not - yet - updated to latest FTL.
I read this could be related to which Raspberry Pi device in use, but:
A) This Pi is a Raspberry Pi 3B
B) OS Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
C) This Pi runs only Pi-hole now for many months
At time of the incident from what I can see only one device was on the Internet, however there is a gap in the log at time of the incident. (see below)
Steen

2024-03-31 00:59:28	LOAD	Long-term load (15min avg) larger than number of processors: 4.2 > 4
This may slow down DNS resolution and can cause bottlenecks.

https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/7YupHP1z/

Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: query[A] ssl.gstatic.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: cached-stale ssl.gstatic.com is 172.253.116.94
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: forwarded ssl.gstatic.com to 1.1.1.1
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: query[HTTPS] ssl.gstatic.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: cached-stale ssl.gstatic.com is NODATA
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: forwarded ssl.gstatic.com to 1.1.1.1
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: validation result is INSECURE
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: reply ssl.gstatic.com is 209.85.202.94
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: validation result is INSECURE
Mar 31 00:59:50 dnsmasq[30461]: reply ssl.gstatic.com is NODATA
Mar 31 00:59:51 dnsmasq[30461]: query[A] minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 00:59:51 dnsmasq[30461]: gravity blocked minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com is 0.0.0.0
Mar 31 00:59:51 dnsmasq[30461]: query[A] wpad.hansen-lopez.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 00:59:51 dnsmasq[30461]: cached wpad.hansen-lopez.com is NXDOMAIN
Mar 31 00:59:51 dnsmasq[30461]: query[A] wpad.hansen-lopez.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 00:59:51 dnsmasq[30461]: cached wpad.hansen-lopez.com is NXDOMAIN
Mar 31 00:59:54 dnsmasq[30461]: query[A] minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 00:59:54 dnsmasq[30461]: gravity blocked minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com is 0.0.0.0
Mar 31 00:59:57 dnsmasq[30461]: query[A] minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 00:59:57 dnsmasq[30461]: gravity blocked minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com is 0.0.0.0
Mar 31 02:00:00 dnsmasq[30461]: query[A] minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com from 192.168.1.34
Mar 31 02:00:00 dnsmasq[30461]: gravity blocked minor-api-os.hoyoverse.com is 0.0.0.0
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A load of slightly above 4 isn't too concerning given that it happens only rarely. Might have just been a coincidence with other stuff on this machine happening at the same time (think of automatic operating system updates and similar).

When did the daylight saving discontinuity happen in your time zone tonight? It would be the by far easiest explanation for such a gap.

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At 1am the clock was turned 1 hour forward, so yes that was the reason of the gap.
Just verified on the other Pi-hole install I have.
Yes, its a first for the process load seen.
I'll keep a eye on this and perhaps move to a Pi 3B+ that I running Flight tracker on.
Or get a 2nd Pi 4 if the wife allow :slight_smile: