Comment 5 for bug 651482

thanks James, Alex. adding to "Known Issues" (although i may move this to
"Installation-Related Notes" soon):

<quote>
(ia64) When upgrading a large number of packages with yum update, the update
process may take a very long time to finish.
</quote>

please advise if there's any definitive way to ensure that the problem is
alleviated significantly, at the very least; i will document upon your verification.