[Dell Precision WorkStation T3500] system freezes when the RAM is full

[matteodefelice]

The system freezes when the RAM is full, it happens with MATLAB and R.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image-3.8.0-30-generic 3.8.0-30.44
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: matteo 3178 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: matteo 3178 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Date: Thu Sep 5 15:06:01 2013
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=18c94b06-56ba-4d27-876e-2ac6eff3b9ed
MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation T3500
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-30-generic root=UUID=384a0a8d-fc24-453d-9c40-c0ec21d1b727 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-30-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.106
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-07-29 (37 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/20/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A11
dmi.board.name: 09KPNV
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA11:bd04/20/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionWorkStationT3500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn09KPNV:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Precision WorkStation T3500
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

I've marked this bug as a duplicate. Please continue conversation in the original bug.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

matteodefelice, if you adjust your swap space to something quite large (ex. 40GB), does this address the issue?

I could also reproduce this problem with MATLAB, due to manipulating data sets that are a few GBs in size. With the way MATLAB is designed, it loaded the entire GB dataset into memory first, then carried out the functions. I fixed the problem by making the swap 20GB+ -> http://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_prog/resolving-out-of-memory-errors.html

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