One way is to add more swap space and tune swappiness to help the situation.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1903467 Title: screen freeze in mid-session Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This is a repeat problem to which I attribute to AMD display driver. The problem mostly occur using Firefox with 4 or more tabs open. It's really frustrating to face the prospect of losing data while surfing the net. Thanks Levi ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10 Package: linux-image-5.8.0-26-generic 5.8.0-26.27 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-26.27-generic 5.8.14 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: admin-meir 7349 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: admin-meir 7349 F.... pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon Date: Sun Nov 8 15:00:55 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-09-03 (66 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3180 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 amdgpudrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-26-generic root=UUID=a76d7df4-e22a-430d-8de3-9b5c2661d64e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.8.0-26-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.8.0-26-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.190.1 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to groovy on 2020-11-04 (4 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 03/09/2018 dmi.bios.release: 5.3 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.3.0 dmi.board.name: 0918N8 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.3.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.3.0:bd03/09/2018:br5.3:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3180:pvr1.3.0:rvnDellInc.:rn0918N8:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr1.3.0: dmi.product.family: Inspiron dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3180 dmi.product.sku: 087E dmi.product.version: 1.3.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1903467/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
