> On 3 Nov 2017, at 12:40 PM, jeremy-list <quick.dud...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have tried a few different swappiness values. > 60: The problem will happen about three times per day > 10: The problem will happen about once per hour > 90: The problem will happen about once per day.
4 GBs Ram is quite small in today’s standard. I think higher swappiness value is your only choice other than actually adding ram to your laptop. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to linux > in Ubuntu. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722778 > > Title: > System frequently becomes completely unresponsive due to thrashing > > Status in linux package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > To replicate: > > Run firefox for a couple of hours. > > Expected results: > > All open applications should run normally: occasional slowdown for > page faults are tolerable but the observed behaviour is not. > > Actual results: > > Several times per day my computer will become completely unresponsive > apart from high hard disk activity. Once it enters this state: it will > not recover without a hard reset regardless of any time waited or > input given. On one occasion I have tested it by leaving it thrashing > for 12 hours, at the end of which there was no evidence of progress. > > This behaviour was not observed when running Ubuntu 16.04 on the same > computer and swap settings. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 > Package: linux-image-4.13.0-12-generic 4.13.0-12.13 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 > Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > AudioDevicesInUse: > USER PID ACCESS COMMAND > /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: jeremy 3367 F...m pulseaudio > /dev/snd/controlC0: jeremy 3367 F.... pulseaudio > CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME > Date: Thu Oct 12 00:41:01 2017 > EcryptfsInUse: Yes > HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6ef78518-5d77-4673-9917-36ed31b247d9 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-15 (56 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 > (20170215.2) > MachineType: LENOVO 80TV > ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb > ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-12-generic > root=UUID=f2087105-8407-42b8-af6c-f00fe6846c51 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet > splash vt.handoff=7 > RelatedPackageVersions: > linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-12-generic N/A > linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-12-generic N/A > linux-firmware 1.169 > SourcePackage: linux > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-09-14 (27 days ago) > dmi.bios.date: 03/07/2017 > dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO > dmi.bios.version: 3JCN26WW > dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag > dmi.board.name: VIUU4 > dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO > dmi.board.version: SDK0K17763 WIN > dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag > dmi.chassis.type: 10 > dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO > dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo ideapad 310-15IKB > dmi.modalias: > dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr3JCN26WW:bd03/07/2017:svnLENOVO:pn80TV:pvrLenovoideapad310-15IKB:rvnLENOVO:rnVIUU4:rvrSDK0K17763WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoideapad310-15IKB: > dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD > dmi.product.name: 80TV > dmi.product.version: Lenovo ideapad 310-15IKB > dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1722778/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722778 Title: System frequently becomes completely unresponsive due to thrashing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1722778/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
