[Bug 227277] [NEW] firefox engages in very long paging operations

[Albert Cardona]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

In ubuntu 8.04, firefox-3.0 is the default. After using it in several
sessions, I observe the following: for no particular reason and
independent of the number of tabs or windows open, firefox blocks all
I/O operations in the laptop and a 'top' command reveals it is heavily
paging. This behaviour occurs even when on battery, and lasts for nearly
a minute, which is most disruptive.

My system is not exactly short on RAM: 2 Gb DDR2.

Thinkpad T60p core 2 duo 2.2 Ghz.

Some information:

$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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firefox engages in very long paging operations
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227277
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