This bug might also be good to have marked important, as it makes the kernel nearly unusable in some cases, and it is a fairly big bug. I also would say it is probably upstream, although that can't be said for certain at this point, I don't think.
On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 9:41 PM, oldtechaa <oldtec...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: src:linux > Version: 4.3.3-7~bpo8+1 > Followup-For: Bug #808479 > > Dear Maintainer, > > I can also confirm this bug on an Inspiron 530 w/ 2GB RAM. On this > computer, it > takes about 15hrs. to crash the computer. The memory usage climbs up to > that > point, not due to any usage on the part of applications. The kernel keeps > claiming more and more memory until the OOM killer is invoked and kills all > applications. The applications meanwhile remain constant in memory usage. I > have kern.log backups I could attach, but all they show is the OOM killer's > invocation. > > The issue is also clearly in the kernel, because just like the original > reporter, a revert (to 3.16) fixed the problem. I will try to see what > some of > the possible culprits in the changelog for the kernel are. In the > meantime, we > can use either 3.16 or 4.2. > > > > -- Package-specific info: > ** Kernel log: boot messages should be attached > > ** Model information > sys_vendor: Dell Inc. > product_name: Inspiron 530 > product_version: > chassis_vendor: Dell Inc. > chassis_version: OEM > bios_vendor: Dell Inc. > bios_version: 1.0.18 > board_vendor: Dell Inc. > board_name: 0RY007 > board_version: > > ** PCI devices: > 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express > DRAM > Controller [8086:29c0] (rev 02) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- > <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Capabilities: <access denied> > > 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI > Express Root Port [8086:29c1] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- > <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 > I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff > Memory behind bridge: fde00000-fdefffff > Prefetchable memory behind bridge: > 00000000d0000000-00000000dfffffff > Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- > <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR- > BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- > PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: pcieport > > 00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB > UHCI > Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 > Region 4: I/O ports at ff00 [size=32] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd > > 00:1a.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB > UHCI > Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21 > Region 4: I/O ports at fe00 [size=32] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd > > 00:1a.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB > UHCI > Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 19 > Region 4: I/O ports at fd00 [size=32] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd > > 00:1a.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 > EHCI > Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18 > Region 0: Memory at fdfff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci > > 00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB > UHCI > Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23 > Region 4: I/O ports at fc00 [size=32] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd > > 00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB > UHCI > Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 19 > Region 4: I/O ports at fb00 [size=32] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd > > 00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB > UHCI > Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18 > Region 4: I/O ports at fa00 [size=32] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd > > 00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 > EHCI > Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23 > Region 0: Memory at fdffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci > > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] > (rev > 92) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode]) > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- > <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32 > I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff > Memory behind bridge: fdd00000-fddfffff > Prefetchable memory behind bridge: > 00000000f8000000-00000000fbffffff > Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR- > BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- > PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- > Capabilities: <access denied> > > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface > Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich > > 00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH > (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 > port SATA Controller [IDE mode] [8086:2920] (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Master > SecP > SecO PriP PriO]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19 > Region 0: I/O ports at f900 [size=8] > Region 1: I/O ports at f800 [size=4] > Region 2: I/O ports at f700 [size=8] > Region 3: I/O ports at f600 [size=4] > Region 4: I/O ports at f500 [size=16] > Region 5: I/O ports at f400 [size=16] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: ata_piix > > 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus > Controller > [8086:2930] (rev 02) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 18 > Region 0: Memory at fdffd000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] > Region 4: I/O ports at 0500 [size=32] > Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus > > 00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port > SATA Controller [IDE mode] [8086:2926] (rev 02) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO > PriO]) > Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d] > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19 > Region 0: I/O ports at f200 [size=8] > Region 1: I/O ports at f100 [size=4] > Region 2: I/O ports at f000 [size=8] > Region 3: I/O ports at ef00 [size=4] > Region 4: I/O ports at ee00 [size=16] > Region 5: I/O ports at ed00 [size=16] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: ata_piix > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. > [AMD/ATI] RV710 [Radeon HD 4350/4550] [1002:954f] (prog-if 00 [VGA > controller]) > Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device > [1002:2143] > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- > <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 42 > Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] > Region 2: Memory at fdee0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] > Region 4: I/O ports at ce00 [size=256] > [virtual] Expansion ROM at fde00000 [disabled] [size=128K] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: radeon > > 01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] > RV710/730 > HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series] [1002:aa38] > Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/730 HDMI > Audio > [Radeon HD 4000 series] [1002:aa38] > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > <TAbort- > <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 41 > Region 0: Memory at fdefc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel > > 02:00.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Internext Compression Inc > iTVC16 > (CX23416) Video Decoder [4444:0016] (rev 01) > Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. WinTV PVR 150 [0070:8801] > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- > Latency: 128 (32000ns min, 2000ns max), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21 > Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] > Capabilities: <access denied> > Kernel driver in use: ivtv > > > > ** USB devices: > Bus 006 Device 003: ID 1737:0070 Linksys WUSB100 v1 RangePlus Wireless > Network Adapter [Ralink RT2870] > Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 005 Device 002: ID 1b80:e34c Afatech > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 003 Device 002: ID 062a:4101 Creative Labs > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 8.2 > APT prefers stable-updates > APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > > Versions of packages linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 depends on: > ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.56 > ii initramfs-tools [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.120 > ii kmod 18-3 > ii linux-base 3.5 > > Versions of packages linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 recommends: > ii firmware-linux-free 3.3 > ii irqbalance 1.0.6-3 > > Versions of packages linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 suggests: > pn debian-kernel-handbook <none> > ii grub-pc 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u1 > pn linux-doc-4.3 <none> > > Versions of packages linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 is related to: > pn firmware-atheros <none> > pn firmware-bnx2 <none> > pn firmware-bnx2x <none> > pn firmware-brcm80211 <none> > pn firmware-intelwimax <none> > pn firmware-ipw2x00 <none> > ii firmware-ivtv 0.43 > pn firmware-iwlwifi <none> > pn firmware-libertas <none> > pn firmware-linux <none> > pn firmware-linux-nonfree <none> > ii firmware-misc-nonfree [firmware-ralink] 20151207-1~bpo8+1 > pn firmware-myricom <none> > pn firmware-netxen <none> > pn firmware-qlogic <none> > ii firmware-realtek 0.43 > pn xen-hypervisor <none> > > -- debconf information: > linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64/postinst/mips-initrd-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64: > > linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64/prerm/removing-running-kernel-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64: > true > > linux-image-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-4.3.0-0.bpo.1-amd64: > false >
