cvs imports slow to a crawl

[Alexander Kamilewicz]

Hi all,

I use cvs import regularly on many of my modules because I get versions
of these modules that aren't under CVS control.

Anyway, usually these are reasonably fast.  However, recently they have
slowed to a crawl.  I'm running cvs import on the same machine where the
repository is, so network speed isn't an issue.  The machine is
generally alive and well.

So I'm thinking it is either a) /tmp filling up or b) lots of processing
during the import.

Any other possibilities?