Hmm, the more I look at this, the more it's starting to look like the following Firefox bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=421482
I am seeing loads of fsync() calls when the symptoms occur. @Keepiru, how about you? I'm using strace at the command line to reveal the fsync() calls:
strace -p <pid of Firefox> -e fsync -tT
Hmm, the more I look at this, the more it's starting to look like the following Firefox bug: https:/ /bugzilla. mozilla. org/show_ bug.cgi? id=421482
I am seeing loads of fsync() calls when the symptoms occur. @Keepiru, how about you? I'm using strace at the command line to reveal the fsync() calls:
strace -p <pid of Firefox> -e fsync -tT