security updates causing firefox trouble?

[jackson byers]

Sam Varshavchik responded

>>jackson byers writes:
>>    is it safe to :
>>   --quit firefox?

> Yes.

>>    --kill the  8024 python.....yum process?

> No. Don't do that.


Ok, i have quit firefox and restarted it, and i can now go to other sites

but I still have that security updates process running, seemingly stalled
And I still see intermittent jumps in firefox %cpu   to 10-15% range.

here is current
[root at f10 ~]# ps ax |grep -i firef
 8024 ?        SN     1:05 /usr/bin/python
/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py update-packages
firefox;3.0.13-1.fc10;i386;updates&gnome-python2-extras;2.19.1-33.fc10;i386;updates&gnome-python2-gtkhtml2;2.19.1-33.fc10;i386;updates&gnome-python2-libegg;2.19.1-33.fc10;i386;updates&kernel-devel;2.6.27.29-170.2.78.fc10;i686;updates&kernel-firmware;2.6.27.29-170.2.78.fc10;noarch;updates&kernel-headers;2.6.27.29-170.2.78.fc10;i386;updates&kernel;2.6.27.29-170.2.78.fc10;i686;updates&xulrunner-devel;1.9.0.13-1.fc10;i386;updates&xulrunner;1.9.0.13-1.fc10;i386;updates&yelp;2.24.0-12.fc10;i386;updates
15138 ?        S      0:00 /bin/sh
/usr/lib/firefox-3.0.13/run-mozilla.sh /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.13/firefox
15165 ?        Sl     2:55 /usr/lib/firefox-3.0.13/firefox
15394 pts/1    S+     0:00 grep -i firef


how can i tell if this update is finished or stalled or whatever?

I have never before seen this seemingly stalled response to doing
security updates.

Sam's   advice was to not kill the python-- yum process.
What other options do I have?

Thanks for help
Jack