Gema, can you run the dd or vm creation using ionice -c 3 and see if this helps or not, e.g.
ionice -c 3 dd if=/dev/zero of=test.img bs=1M count=20000 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/988799 Title: Precise freezes under heavy i/o To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/988799/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
