I have since managed to work out that my laptop had developed a hardware fault, so I am 99% sure that those kernel lockups are due to that fault. The laptop has now been decomissioned, so there is not much point chasing this down further. This bug report can be closed, thanks.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1826800 Title: Linux kernel hard lockup Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: I don't have a lot of information to dd, but running kernel 4.15.0-48-generic was leading to frequent hard lockups. Rolling back to 4.15.0-47-generic has clearly resolved my problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: linux-image-4.15.0-48-generic 4.15.0-48.51 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-47.50-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-47-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: bje 3225 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: bje 3225 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Mon Apr 29 11:37:23 2019 EcryptfsInUse: Yes HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=db7a22fe-fdc0-4ff9-a8bd-9faae202574f InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-28 (1035 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) MachineType: LENOVO 2306CTO ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-47-generic root=/dev/mapper/xubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-47-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-47-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.173.5 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-08-02 (269 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/22/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: G2ET92WW (2.52 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 2306CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Win8 STD DPK TPG dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG2ET92WW(2.52):bd02/22/2013:svnLENOVO:pn2306CTO:pvrThinkPadX230:rvnLENOVO:rn2306CTO:rvrWin8STDDPKTPG:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.family: ThinkPad X230 dmi.product.name: 2306CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1826800/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp