[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1847628] Re: When using swap in ZFS, system stops when you start using swap

2019-10-15 Thread Michael Ralston
> Or are you saying, that zfs zvol swap shouldn't be created either, > since that is known to cause lockups? That is correct. As per the thread at the attached github zfsonlinux bug report, zfs zvol swap causes system freezes for minutes at a time, and under enough memory pressure will lock up

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1848102] [NEW] ZFS Installer create ZVOL for swap

2019-10-14 Thread Michael Ralston
Public bug reported: I've been experiencing problems with a system installed via the new Ubiquity ZFS installer. When the system gets low on memory, it starts doing heavy IO (to my SSD in this case), and the system freezes for several minutes. My system has 16gig of ram, arc cache uses roughly

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1847628] Re: When using swap in ZFS, system stops when you start using swap

2019-10-14 Thread Michael Ralston
Confirmed this affects me. 16gig of ram, and a swap ZVOL. When memory gets low the system freezes for several minutes. Also reported this bug here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /zfs-linux/+bug/1848102 As I believe ubiquity shouldn't be creating a ZVOL for swap when this is a known