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Re: linux-image-4.3.0-1-686-pae unstable after 60 minutes



> Since upgrade to linux-image-4.3.0-1-686-pae I experience unstable system
> after 60 minutes.
>
> I am using XFCE desktop and primary Iceweasel.
> After about 60 minutes, oom-killer suddenly start to kill system, first
> Iceweasel, then Xorg etc., taking down tasks so fast only solution is a
> hard reboot.
>
> If I boot up in linux-image-4.2.0-1-686-pae, all is stable again.
>
> linux-image-4.2.0-1-686-pae 4.2.6-3 i386
> linux-image-4.3.0-1-686-pae 4.3.3-2 i386
>
> I have tried to setup atop to log memory every 10 seconds, but until now
> not possible to identify what is causing oom-killer.
>
> Brgds
> Torben Schou Jensen
>

Wifi has something to do with this.
With linux-image-4.3.0-1-686-pae I see a few error messages from
wpa_supplicant, always within a minute before oom-killer start.

I have now removed my USB Wifi, computer is also on cable net, and problem
have gone away.

Jan  1 15:36:27 asrock wpa_supplicant[919]: nl80211:
send_and_recv->nl_recvmsgs failed: -33
Jan  1 15:37:30 asrock wpa_supplicant[919]: nl80211:
send_and_recv->nl_recvmsgs failed: -33
/var/log/messages:Jan  1 15:38:50 asrock kernel: [ 4429.308121] gkrellm
invoked oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x2000d0, order=1, oom_score_adj=0

/Torben



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