> Source: [sk168036](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk168036)

# sk168036 - kernel: perf: interrupt took too long (3940 > 3931), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 50000

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk168036 |
| Date Created | 2020-07-17 |
| Last Modified | 2025-02-13 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81.20, R81 (EOS), R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- `/var/log/messages*` files on Gaia OS are filled with the following log:   

`
DATE TIME HOST kernel: perf: interrupt took too long (2531 > 2500), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 79000`  
`
DATE TIME HOST kernel: perf: interrupt took too long (3180 > 3163), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 62000`

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