Re: Firefox lockups with kernel 6.12.6
On Fri, Dec 27, 2024 at 6:42 PM Frank McCormick <debianlist@videotron.ca> wrote:
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> I am running Trixie full updated.
> I have been having lockups quite often running Firefox under the latest
> kernel.
> The lockups are complete, even REISUB doesn't work - the computer is
> completely unresponsive.
> I have gone back to the previous kernel and things run smoothly.
>
> This is inxi -F
>
> System: Host: franklin Kernel: 6.11.10-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
> Desktop: IceWM v: 3.2.3.2
> Distro: Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid Machine: Type: Desktop System:
> LENOVO product: 5536E2F v: ThinkCentre M90p serial: <superuser
> required> Mobo: LENOVO model: N/A serial: <superuser required> BIOS:
> LENOVO v: 5JKT47AUS date: 07/13/2010
> CPU: Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5 660 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
> cache: L2: 512 KiB Speed (MHz): avg: 1197 min/max: 1197/3326
> cores: 1: 1197 2: 1197 3: 1197 4: 1197 Graphics: Device-1: Intel
> Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel Display: x11
> server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded:
> fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz API: EGL
> v: 1.5 drivers: crocus,swrast platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
> API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 2.1 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.8-1
> renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (ILK) Audio: Device-1: Intel 5
> Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
> API: ALSA v: k6.11.10-amd64 status: kernel-api Server-1: PipeWire v:
> 1.2.7 status: active Network: Device-1: Intel 82578DM Gigabit Network
> driver: e1000e IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:
> 44:87:fc:d8:3b:53 Drives: Local Storage: total: 912.89 GiB used: 62.23
> GiB (6.8%)
> ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37480G size: 447.13 GiB
> ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST3500418AS size: 465.76 GiB
> type: USB Partition:
> ID-1: / size: 228.61 GiB used: 8.65 GiB (3.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
> Swap: Alert: No swap data was found.
> Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds
> (rpm): N/A Info:
> Memory: total: 8 GiB note: est. available: 7.44 GiB used: 1.13 GiB
> (15.2%) Processes: 177
> Uptime: 33m
> Shell: Bash
> inxi: 3.3.36
>
>
> I am at a loss to debug this. Has anyone else reported problems with
> 6.12.6 ?
I don't have anything useful to add. But this piqued my interest since
Linux oversubscribes memory and many programs don't deal with ENOMEM
well:
> Swap: Alert: No swap data was found.
Does adding a 1 GB swap file and low swappiness, like `vm.swappiness =
2`, alleviate the problem?
Jeff
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