SRU: Fix kswapd 100% cpu usage in common scenerios

Bug #789982 reported by David Nielsen
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Bug Description

There exists a quite common scenerio especially on low end machines wherein kswapd can take up 100% CPU and stall the machine for a considerable amount of time. Luckily a well tested fix for this problem has just been merged into the kernel tree and I believe the fix has been queued for -stable review as well.

Please consider applying this to the kernel in -proposed.

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=afc7e326a3f5bafc41324d7926c324414e343ee5
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f06590bd718ed950c98828e30ef93204028f3210

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.39-3-generic 2.6.39-3.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39
Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC269 Analog [ALC269 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: david 1631 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfbcb8000 irq 43'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC269'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,1043834a,00100004'
   Controls : 10
   Simple ctrls : 6
Date: Sun May 29 22:19:15 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1002HA
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=da_DK:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=da_DK.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-3-generic root=UUID=1a0d46e2-589f-4bd2-90ab-7977a2fa4e26 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.39-3-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.39-3-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.53
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
SourcePackage: linux
UdevDb: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-05-29 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/02/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0701
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1002HA
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0701:bd03/02/2009:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1002HA:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1002HA:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1002HA
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.

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David Nielsen (davidnielsen-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
tags: removed: oneiric
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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David Nielsen (davidnielsen-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

We're currently in the process of pulling the 2.6.38.8 stable patch set for Natty. As the patches noted here are in 2.6.38.8, I'm going to mark this as a duplicate of bug 793702. Thanks.

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