UPDATE
So I ran the fs_usage with everything not running and sat there for about 10 minutes. I think I found what's creating the problem, but can someone tell me what it is?
Code:
21:19:54 WrData 0.000286 W update
21:19:54 sync 0.303327 W update
21:19:54 WrMeta[async] 0.002716 W update
21:19:54 WrMeta[async] 0.002659 W update
21:19:54 WrMeta[async] 0.002779 W update
21:22:24 WrData 0.000279 W update
21:22:24 sync 0.306732 W update
21:22:24 WrMeta[async] 0.002729 W update
21:22:24 WrMeta[async] 0.002909 W update
21:22:24 WrMeta[async] 0.002849 W update
21:24:24 CACHE_HIT 0.000007 WindowServer
21:24:24 WrData 0.000288 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.000995 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.001102 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.001395 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.001443 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.001454 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.001650 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.001748 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.001903 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.002305 W update
21:24:24 sync 0.312174 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.004712 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.004925 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.003304 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.003361 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.003525 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.003757 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.003742 W update
21:24:24 WrMeta[async] 0.003890 W update
21:28:54 stat /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Rome 0.000070 notifyd
21:28:54 lstat private/etc/localtime 0.000040 notifyd
21:28:54 WrData 0.000266 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.001207 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.000938 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.001026 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.001103 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.001278 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.001462 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.001663 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.001857 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.002143 W update
21:28:54 sync 0.280085 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.002977 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.002937 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.002950 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.003119 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.003431 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.003649 W update
21:28:54 WrMeta[async] 0.003908 W update
21:27:00 stat tabs 0.000064 cron
21:27:00 stat private/etc/crontab 0.000042 cron
21:22:40 select 1.087063 W cupsd
21:23:54 stat /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Rome 0.000069 notifyd
21:23:54 lstat private/etc/localtime 0.000040 notifyd
It looks like a combination of cron, the sync network time, and the one that comes out most is this
W update thing. The W update thing happens when I hear the hard disk tick so I think it's probably W update. but what is it?
The code here is in cronological order and I've taken out the cache hits.
Any ideas? I appreciate it, really.