Firewall misbehaving - SuSEfirewall2_init.service taking too much time to load

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The SuSEfirewall2_init.service is taking too much time to load

akash@akash:~> systemd-analyze blame 31.470s SuSEfirewall2_init.service

Probably, maybe the service is not able to load.

akash@akash:~> journalctl --no-pager -u SuSEfirewall2_init.service
 -- Logs begin at Fri 2015-01-16 16:35:58 IST, end at Sat 2015-04-25 20:43:52 IST. 

-- Feb 05 16:14:43 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 05 16:30:12 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
-- Reboot -- 
Feb 05 17:17:03 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1...
 Feb 05 17:17:03 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
-- Reboot -- 
Feb 05 17:19:05 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 05 17:19:06 akash systemd[1]: Started SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
Feb 05 17:35:24 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 05 17:35:24 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
-- Reboot -- 
Feb 05 17:36:19 akash systemd[1]: Started SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. Feb 05 18:16:11 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1...
 -- Reboot -- 
Feb 05 18:20:51 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 05 20:43:18 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 05 20:43:18 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
-- Reboot -- 
Feb 05 21:37:30 akash systemd[1]: Started SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
Feb 05 22:22:58 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 05 22:22:58 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
-- Reboot -- 
Feb 05 23:55:48 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 05 23:55:48 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
-- Reboot -- 
Feb 06 14:09:41 akash systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1.
 -- Reboot -- 
Feb 06 14:10:49 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Feb 06 16:26:01 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1.
 -- Reboot -- 
Mar 17 23:02:37 akash systemd[1]: Started SuSEfirewall2 phase 1. 
Mar 17 23:03:08 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 1... 
Mar 17 23:03:08 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 1.

The current firewall settings are

In Firewall yast settings
Startup firewall - on
Interfaces - nothing added
Allowed Services - Nothing Added
Masquerading - Nothing Added
Broadcast - Nothing Added
Logging Level - For both Accepted and Non Accepted Packets - Log Only Critical
Custom Rules - Nothing Added

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akash@akash:~> journalctl --no-pager -u SuSEfirewall2
-- Logs begin at Fri 2015-01-16 16:35:58 IST, end at Mon 2015-04-27 00:17:06 IST. --
Jan 16 23:39:17 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[867]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Jan 17 03:16:26 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[914]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Jan 17 03:16:26 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[920]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Jan 17 12:10:16 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[937]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Jan 22 12:49:46 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[882]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Jan 22 16:49:05 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[921]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Jan 24 11:23:50 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[922]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Jan 24 11:23:50 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[925]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Jan 24 12:58:13 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[892]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Jan 24 12:58:13 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[909]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Jan 24 13:31:37 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1554]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Jan 24 13:31:37 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1557]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
Jan 24 13:31:38 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1717]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Jan 24 17:00:06 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1527]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Jan 24 17:00:06 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1535]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Jan 27 15:09:53 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1609]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Jan 28 18:49:10 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1572]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...                                                                                    
Jan 28 20:18:43 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[7601]: Not unloading firewall rules at system shutdown                                                                                           
-- Reboot --                                                                                 
Jan 28 22:11:01 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1577]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --                                                                                 
Jan 29 10:24:47 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2074]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0                                                                                           
-- Reboot --                                                                                 
Jan 30 10:15:40 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2034]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0                                                                                           
-- Reboot --                                                                                 
Jan 30 10:38:05 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1935]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Jan 30 10:38:05 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1999]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Jan 31 12:33:53 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1967]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Jan 31 12:33:53 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1973]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 02 10:28:09 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1693]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Feb 02 22:18:07 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1893]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 03 00:58:35 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1890]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 03 12:18:10 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2336]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 03 12:18:10 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2371]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 03 15:28:09 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1994]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Feb 03 16:40:48 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2028]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Feb 03 20:50:27 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1822]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Feb 05 16:14:44 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 16:30:10 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
-- Reboot --
Feb 05 16:35:08 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 16:35:09 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2259]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Feb 05 17:19:06 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 17:19:06 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1741]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
Feb 05 17:19:07 akash.acer systemd[1]: Started SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
Feb 05 17:35:23 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Feb 05 17:36:19 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 17:36:19 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1891]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 05 18:16:09 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
-- Reboot --
Feb 05 18:20:58 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 20:43:15 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 20:43:15 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Feb 05 21:37:31 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 22:22:56 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Feb 05 23:55:44 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 05 23:55:45 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Feb 06 14:09:41 akash systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Feb 06 14:10:55 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 06 16:25:58 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Feb 06 16:25:59 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Feb 06 17:20:23 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2323]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 06 17:20:23 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2504]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Feb 12 21:31:54 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1887]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 13 12:40:19 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1562]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 13 12:40:19 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1576]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 13 13:04:00 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1613]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 13 13:04:00 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1632]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Feb 13 13:11:35 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2344]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 13 13:11:35 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2350]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Feb 13 13:11:35 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2353]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 13 20:16:22 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2072]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 16 19:35:00 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[8307]: Not unloading firewall rules at system shutdown
-- Reboot --
Feb 19 11:24:47 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2319]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 19 18:03:00 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2013]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 19 18:03:00 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2019]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Feb 19 18:03:00 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2022]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 19 22:30:45 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2492]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Feb 20 15:12:46 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1707]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 22 16:07:25 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2431]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 22 16:07:25 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2438]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Feb 22 16:07:25 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2441]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 25 14:58:31 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2290]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Feb 26 15:17:05 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2309]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Feb 27 11:45:20 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2170]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Feb 27 11:45:21 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2320]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Feb 28 14:00:43 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2027]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 10 17:50:39 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2227]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Mar 10 17:50:39 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2233]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Mar 11 16:10:02 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2657]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 12 15:38:36 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2084]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Mar 13 18:08:11 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1651]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Mar 13 18:08:11 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1658]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Mar 13 18:08:11 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1661]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 13 21:42:55 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2081]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Mar 16 12:44:06 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2231]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Mar 17 15:14:38 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2151]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
Mar 17 15:14:52 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2457]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Mar 17 23:02:39 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Mar 17 23:02:45 akash.acer systemd[1]: Started SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Mar 18 16:17:23 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2402]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Mar 21 22:03:28 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2564]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 22 22:55:40 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2204]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Mar 22 22:55:41 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2213]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
Mar 22 23:55:22 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[4508]: Not unloading firewall rules at system shutdown
-- Reboot --
Mar 23 19:07:46 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2113]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 23 23:11:20 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2478]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 24 10:18:36 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2292]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Mar 24 10:18:36 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2300]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 24 14:39:45 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2285]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Mar 24 20:36:04 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2199]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Mar 25 17:06:30 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2447]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Mar 29 21:10:13 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2153]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Mar 29 21:41:03 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2186]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Mar 29 21:41:03 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2194]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Mar 29 21:41:03 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2197]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Apr 03 14:47:34 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2507]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
Apr 03 14:47:35 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2643]: Firewall rules successfully set
-- Reboot --
Apr 08 22:04:49 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2589]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Apr 13 14:38:46 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1819]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Apr 14 22:22:40 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2559]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
-- Reboot --
Apr 15 22:47:03 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2305]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Apr 15 22:47:03 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2308]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Apr 18 10:59:54 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1708]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
-- Reboot --
Apr 21 14:55:39 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2118]: Setting up rules from /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 ...
Apr 21 14:55:39 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2127]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Apr 22 22:46:20 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[2384]: using default zone 'ext' for interface wlp3s0
-- Reboot --
Apr 23 22:58:36 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[3712]: Not unloading firewall rules at system shutdown
-- Reboot --
Apr 25 10:36:37 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Apr 25 16:00:00 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Apr 25 16:00:01 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Apr 25 16:18:17 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Apr 25 16:45:04 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
-- Reboot --
Apr 25 16:46:07 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Apr 25 19:51:18 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopping SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
-- Reboot --
Apr 25 19:52:18 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
-- Reboot --
Apr 25 19:55:34 akash systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
Apr 25 19:55:34 akash.acer SuSEfirewall2[1657]: using default zone 'ext' for interface enp2s0f0
Apr 25 21:30:05 akash.acer systemd[1]: Stopped SuSEfirewall2 phase 2.
-- Reboot --
Apr 25 22:19:14 akash.acer systemd[1]: Starting SuSEfirewall2 phase 2...
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The firewall service is really moody.
Sometimes it takes 6secs to load, sometimes it takes 10secs to load and sometimes it takes 30 secs too load.

In current boot.

systemd-analyze blame
5.648s SuSEfirewall2.service
3.899s SuSEfirewall2_init.service

Can someone have a look a earlier logs and tell me if there is a problem or not.