[BUG 2.6.90-test5] kernel shits itself with 48mb ram under moderateload
From: Jason Lewis
Date: Sat Sep 27 2003 - 10:31:22 EST
Hi,
I have just tried out my first 2.6test5 kernel. upgrading from 2.4.17.
I seem to be experiencing some problems with it. boot and load X ok, but
as soon as I try and do anything interesting in X, like run xchat, or
apt-get update, the system grings to a halt. the load goes through the
roof, and the hdd starts grinding away madly.
But I can run my system quite succesfully under 2.4
A friend told me I should send you the output of a vmstat 1, while its
churning away. So I have made a log which I have included in this email.
Pleaes CC resposes to me as I am not part of this mailing list.
Hope this is of some use.
Let me know if you need any more information about this.
Jason
Script started on Sun 28 Sep 2003 00:56:41 EST
car:~# vmstat 1
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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1 0 0 3924 2496 19216 0 0 1044 340 1102 484 77 9 0 14
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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0 0 0 4084 1372 12816 0 0 0 0 1195 854 1 2 97 0
0 0 0 4088 1372 12816 0 0 0 0 1032 474 1 0 99 0
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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1 0 0 3920 992 7372 0 0 3004 0 1220 593 16 5 0 79
0 2 0 3864 1012 7136 0 0 3472 0 1135 562 34 4 0 62
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
2 0 0 3544 1008 7392 0 0 3104 28 1583 822 5 3 0 92
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0 1 0 3832 816 6956 0 0 4296 0 1545 809 2 4 0 93
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
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car:~# exit
Script done on Sun 28 Sep 2003 01:03:49 EST