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[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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Description

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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?
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We use saltstack as the mission system, salt-minion number 8000+

Setup
(Please provide relevant configs and/or SLS files (be sure to remove sensitive info. There is no general set-up of Salt.)

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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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Expected behavior
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Versions Report

salt --versions-report (Provided by running salt --versions-report. Please also mention any differences in master/minion versions.)
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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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Assessment

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

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