[BUG]I'm passing the script through salt base64 to the target machine and running it, but salt-master EventPublisher CPU 100%,Whether this thread supports extension
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I'm passing the script through salt base64 to the target machine and running it, but salt-master EventPublisher CPU 100%,Whether this thread supports extension?

We use saltstack as the mission system, salt-minion number 8000+
Setup
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- on-prem machine
- [ √] VM (Virtualbox, KVM, etc. please specify)
- VM running on a cloud service, please be explicit and add details
- container (Kubernetes, Docker, containerd, etc. please specify)
- or a combination, please be explicit
- jails if it is FreeBSD
- classic packaging
- onedir packaging
- used bootstrap to install
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Versions Report
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the Salt EventPublisher behavior described in the issue and the attached screenshot, then reproduce the workload of sending base64-encoded scripts to a system with 8,000+ minions. Collect the requested salt --versions-report and relevant debug logs; done means identifying the cause of sustained salt-master EventPublisher CPU usage and demonstrating an appropriate fix or confirmed limitation.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- distributed-systems, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 18/100