Title: Cron Problem: Plugin reschedules a job while processing the same Last modified: October 6, 2020 --- # Cron Problem: Plugin reschedules a job while processing the same * Resolved [snpboris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/snpboris/) * (@snpboris) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problem-plugin-reschedules-a-job-while-processing-the-same/) * Hi, since a updating ATUM to the latest version, we have had issues with the plugin consuming a lot of CPU power. Our host was able to track down the issue. Please take a look and kindly resolve the plugin’s issue. * We traced the issue down to the plugin ATUM Inventory Management for WooCommerce it does not implement it’s updating logic correctly and in the end, essentially creates a race condition where it would re-issue requests a couple of times every second. This happens because it’s logic will reschedule a job while it’s processing the same job. Quickly looking at the code of the plugin, we found it is missing the exclusive mutex like it’s implemented in WP Cron [https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-includes/cron.php#L640](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-includes/cron.php#L640). The only way to resolve the issue was to disable the plugin for now. I suggest you contact the authors of the plugin and ask them for support as this is out of scope what we can do as a host. They might find the following logs useful: * Example request: { “kind”: “php_request”, “host”: “soapandprecede.com”, “remote_addr”:“ 10.48.8.240”, “request_uri”: “/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php”, “request_length”: 2316,“ status”: 499, “request_method”: “POST”, “request_id”: “c16bd272996da87efe384a20130d5881”,“ body_bytes_sent”: 0, “http_referrer”: “[https://soapandprecede.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php”](https://soapandprecede.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php”);,“ request_time”: “0.982”, “request_body”: “action=atum_async_hooks&token=e82ae0d358& hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_311%5D%5Bcallback%5D%5B0%5D=%5CAtum%5CInc% 5CHelpers&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_311%5D%5Bcallback%5D%5B1%5D= update_atum_product_calc_props&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_311%5D% 5Bparams%5D%5B0%5D=311&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_311%5D%5Bparams% 5D%5B1%5D=1&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_736%5D%5Bcallback%5D%5B0%5D =%5CAtum%5CInc%5CHelpers&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_736%5D%5Bcallback% 5D%5B1%5D=update_atum_product_calc_props&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_736% 5D%5Bparams%5D%5B0%5D=736&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_736%5D%5Bparams% 5D%5B1%5D=1&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_738%5D%5Bcallback%5D%5B0%5D =%5CAtum%5CInc%5CHelpers&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_738%5D%5Bcallback% 5D%5B1%5D=update_atum_product_calc_props&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_738% 5D%5Bparams%5D%5B0%5D=738&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_738%5D%5Bparams% 5D%5B1%5D=1&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1158%5D%5Bcallback%5D%5B0% 5D=%5CAtum%5CInc%5CHelpers&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1158%5D%5Bcallback% 5D%5B1%5D=update_atum_product_calc_props&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1158% 5D%5Bparams%5D%5B0%5D=1158&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1158%5D%5Bparams% 5D%5B1%5D=1&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1160%5D%5Bcallback%5D%5B0% 5D=%5CAtum%5CInc%5CHelpers&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1160%5D%5Bcallback% 5D%5B1%5D=update_atum_product_calc_props&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1160% 5D%5Bparams%5D%5B0%5D=1160&hooks%5Bupdate_atum_product_calc_props_1160%5D%5Bparams% 5D%5B1%5D=1”, “php_response_time”: “0.979”, “con_active”: “3”, “con_waiting”:“ 0”, “country”: “Private”, “http_user_agent”: “WordPress/5.5.1; [https://soapandprecede.com”](https://soapandprecede.com”);} Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Plugin Author [Salva Machi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salvamb/) * (@salvamb) * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problem-plugin-reschedules-a-job-while-processing-the-same/#post-13501801) * Hi [@snpboris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/snpboris/) * We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused. * We were already aware of this issue and fixed it. The fix will come with the next version we plan to release this week. * Best Regards, Salva. * Thread Starter [snpboris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/snpboris/) * (@snpboris) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problem-plugin-reschedules-a-job-while-processing-the-same/#post-13528794) * [@salvamb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salvamb/) – so it is fixed in version 1.7.8? * Plugin Author [Salva Machi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salvamb/) * (@salvamb) * [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problem-plugin-reschedules-a-job-while-processing-the-same/#post-13532937) * It should. * Did you have a chance to test it out? Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Cron Problem: Plugin reschedules a job while processing the same’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/atum-stock-manager-for-woocommerce/assets/icon.svg?rev=1634692) * [ATUM WooCommerce Inventory Management and Stock Tracking](https://wordpress.org/plugins/atum-stock-manager-for-woocommerce/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/atum-stock-manager-for-woocommerce/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/atum-stock-manager-for-woocommerce/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/atum-stock-manager-for-woocommerce/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/atum-stock-manager-for-woocommerce/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/atum-stock-manager-for-woocommerce/reviews/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Salva Machi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/salvamb/) * Last activity: [5 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-problem-plugin-reschedules-a-job-while-processing-the-same/#post-13532937) * Status: resolved