Scott James Remnant, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .
If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report: apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number> Also, could you please test the latest upstream kernel available (not the daily folder) following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags: kernel-fixed-upstream kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested. For example: kernel-fixed-upstream-v3.13-rc3 This can be done by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon next to the word Tags located at the bottom of the bug description. As well, please remove the tag: needs-upstream-testing If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags: kernel-bug-exists-upstream kernel-bug-exists-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER As well, please remove the tag: needs-upstream-testing Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your understanding. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 131094 Heavy Disk I/O harms desktop responsiveness ** Attachment removed: "samsungq320-lucid-bootchart.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/336652/+attachment/1469185/+files/samsungq320-lucid-bootchart.png ** Tags added: needs-kernel-logs needs-upstream-testing -- 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/336652 Title: Poor system performance under I/O load Status in The Linux Kernel: Invalid Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: This bug seems to particularly affect the Dell Latitude D420, D430 and (from the kernel.org bug) at least the D830 laptop models; but others have been reported. Under I/O load, which need not be excessive - running usb-creator or even just checking one's email - the system performs remarkably poorly, far less than other laptop users see. It can often take minutes to open a window, and sometimes the screen isn't repainted. Certainly most applications are "dimmed" by Compiz under I/O. It also appears to massively negatively affect boot performance, with one core spending its entire time in I/O wait - something we don't see elsewhere. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/336652/+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