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Bug#820955: linux: When memory all used, cursor lags, keyboard does not respond, I am forced to reboot



On Thu, 2016-04-14 at 13:08 +1000, Marco Tamassia wrote:
> Hi Ben,
> 
> thanks for your prompt reply. I responded inline, see below. I am happy to
> help.
> 
> Marco
> 
> On 14 April 2016 at 11:58, Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Control: tag -1 moreinfo
> > 
> > Why have you deleted the system information from your report?
> > 
> I am behind a proxy, so I can't send the report directly with reportbug. I
> therefore selected the option to save in a temporary file and just
> copy-pasted the content in my previous email.
> If you could instruct me on how to generate a report with all the info you
> need, I will happily create it.

'reportbug kernel' or 'reporting linux-image-$(uname -r)' would
generate a report including system information.

[...]
> > Does the 'OOM killer' run when you fill up memory?  Which processes
> > does it kill?
> > 
> Can't tell, because I am prevented from inputting anything.
[...]

You'll need to log what happens somehow, either netconsole
<https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netconsole.txt> or
serial console
<https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/serial-console.txt>.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

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