Wouldn't it be possible to only load the first few images of the page? And load/remove the images as you scroll the page... Doesn't other mobile browsers do this kind of stuff?
2015-04-14 19:06 GMT+02:00 Olivier Tilloy <olivier.til...@canonical.com>: > I can reproduce on krillin, with the latest vivid-proposed image (#184). > > Relevant output from /var/log/syslog: > > Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958540]select 'unity8-dash' > (2512), adj 50, size 14703, to kill > Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958570]select > 'webbrowser-app' (9421), adj 110, size 16248, to kill > Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958590]select > 'oxide-renderer' (16584), adj 300, size 150274, to kill > Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958613]Killing > 'oxide-renderer' (16584), adj 300, > Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958617] to free 601096kB > on behalf of 'CompositorTileW' (16593) because > Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958622] cache 65364kB is > below limit 65536kB for oom_score_adj 12 > Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958627] Free memory is > -3272kB above reserved [gfp(0x200da)] > > So technically, the browser doesn’t crash, but the renderer process is > being killed by the system to free up memory. > The browser should certainly display a user-friendly message when that > happens, instead of just a blank page (tracked by bug #1375272). However I > doubt you’ll ever be able to view that page in its entirety on this device, > given the memory constraints. > > ** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Confirmed > > ** Summary changed: > > - browser crashes on image-heavy pages > + renderer process is killed on image-heavy pages on krillin > > ** Also affects: webbrowser-app > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > ** Changed in: webbrowser-app > Status: New => Confirmed > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1443019 > > Title: > renderer process is killed on image-heavy pages on krillin > > Status in Web Browser App: > Confirmed > Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > On the BQ ubuntu phone, while browsing image-heavy pages, the browser > suddenly turns completely white and unresponsive. Closing the app and > restarting it fixes the problem. > > example: I can't watch this page to the end, because the browser > crashes in the middle... https://imgur.com/gallery/NnGyq > > I have this on a lot of websites, after browsing for 30 minutes, the > browser crashes... > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/webbrowser-app/+bug/1443019/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1443019 Title: renderer process is killed on image-heavy pages on krillin To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/webbrowser-app/+bug/1443019/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
