Hello. I am getting an unrecoverable Out Of Memory error on kernel 4.3.1, while compiling Firefox 43.0.3. The system becomes unresponsive, the hard-disk is continuously busy and a hard-reboot must be forced. Here is the report from the kernel: Dec 29 12:28:24 vortex kernel: cc1plus invoked oom-killer: gfp_mask=0x280da, order=0, oom_score_adj=0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: cc1plus cpuset=/ mems_allowed=0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: CPU: 1 PID: 10203 Comm: cc1plus Not tainted 4.3.1 #1 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Hardware name: Acer Aspire 5745G/JV51_CP, BIOS V1.19 22/03/2011 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: ffff8801184e3d50 ffff8801184e3b98 ffffffff812729cf ffff88003b301780 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: ffff8801184e3be0 ffffffff8113b207 0000000000000015 0000000000000206 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: ffff88001f1f2a08 ffff8801184e3d50 0000000000000000 ffff88001f1f2340 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Call Trace: Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff812729cf>] dump_stack+0x44/0x55 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff8113b207>] dump_header.isra.8+0x6c/0x1a9 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff810e9d7f>] oom_kill_process+0x1af/0x370 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff8104e869>] ? has_capability_noaudit+0x19/0x20 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff810ea3ed>] out_of_memory+0x45d/0x480 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff810ef712>] __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x7f2/0x900 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff811288dd>] alloc_pages_vma+0xbd/0x220 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff8110d252>] handle_mm_fault+0x1052/0x1250 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff8103bd8d>] __do_page_fault+0x14d/0x350 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff8103bfcc>] do_page_fault+0xc/0x10 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [<ffffffff8155d332>] page_fault+0x22/0x30 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Mem-Info: Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: active_anon:716916 inactive_anon:199483 isolated_anon:0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: active_file:3108 inactive_file:3160 isolated_file:32 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: unevictable:4316 dirty:3173 writeback:55 unstable:0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: slab_reclaimable:16548 slab_unreclaimable:9058 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: mapped:4037 shmem:13351 pagetables:6846 bounce:0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: free:7058 free_pcp:295 free_cma:0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Node 0 DMA free:15220kB min:28kB low:32kB high:40kB active_anon:80kB inactive_anon:268kB active_file:20kB inactive_file:28kB unevictable:56kB isolated(anon):0kB isolated(file):0kB present:15984kB managed:15900kB mlocked:0kB dirty:28kB writeback:0kB mapped:32kB shmem:0kB slab_reclaimable:68kB slab_unreclaimable:76kB kernel_stack:16kB pagetables:0kB unstable:0kB bounce:0kB free_pcp:0kB local_pcp:0kB free_cma:0kB writeback_tmp:0kB pages_scanned:12588 all_unreclaimable? yes Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: lowmem_reserve[]: 0 2458 3803 3803 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Node 0 DMA32 free:10344kB min:5024kB low:6280kB high:7536kB active_anon:1902580kB inactive_anon:475920kB active_file:8944kB inactive_file:8948kB unevictable:11244kB isolated(anon):0kB isolated(file):0kB present:2595996kB managed:2521148kB mlocked:16kB dirty:8888kB writeback:220kB mapped:10444kB shmem:35636kB slab_reclaimable:42596kB slab_unreclaimable:21252kB kernel_stack:4464kB pagetables:16528kB unstable:0kB bounce:0kB free_pcp:340kB local_pcp:32kB free_cma:0kB writeback_tmp:0kB pages_scanned:109524 all_unreclaimable? yes Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 1344 1344 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Node 0 Normal free:2668kB min:2744kB low:3428kB high:4116kB active_anon:965004kB inactive_anon:321744kB active_file:3468kB inactive_file:3664kB unevictable:5964kB isolated(anon):0kB isolated(file):0kB present:1441792kB managed:1376548kB mlocked:0kB dirty:3776kB writeback:0kB mapped:5672kB shmem:17768kB slab_reclaimable:23528kB slab_unreclaimable:14904kB kernel_stack:3904kB pagetables:10856kB unstable:0kB bounce:0kB free_pcp:840kB local_pcp:32kB free_cma:0kB writeback_tmp:0kB pages_scanned:53692 all_unreclaimable? yes Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: lowmem_reserve[]: 0 0 0 0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Node 0 DMA: 6*4kB (UE) 3*8kB (EM) 4*16kB (UE) 4*32kB (UEM) 2*64kB (UM) 2*128kB (UE) 1*256kB (E) 2*512kB (EM) 3*1024kB (UEM) 1*2048kB (E) 2*4096kB (M) = 15216kB Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Node 0 DMA32: 1452*4kB (UEM) 424*8kB (UE) 56*16kB (UE) 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 0*1024kB 0*2048kB 0*4096kB = 10096kB Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Node 0 Normal: 644*4kB (UE) 0*8kB 0*16kB 0*32kB 0*64kB 0*128kB 0*256kB 0*512kB 0*1024kB 0*2048kB 0*4096kB = 2576kB Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Node 0 hugepages_total=0 hugepages_free=0 hugepages_surp=0 hugepages_size=2048kB Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: 24576 total pagecache pages Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: 291 pages in swap cache Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Swap cache stats: add 4095, delete 3804, find 0/0 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Free swap = 0kB Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Total swap = 16380kB Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: 1013443 pages RAM Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: 0 pages HighMem/MovableOnly Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: 35044 pages reserved Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: 0 pages hwpoisoned Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ pid ] uid tgid total_vm rss nr_ptes nr_pmds swapents oom_score_adj name Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 373] 0 373 6076 545 17 3 0 0 plymouthd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 888] 0 888 7447 876 20 3 0 -1000 udevd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1199] 0 1199 1643 79 8 3 0 0 mcelog Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1604] 0 1604 11068 109 23 3 0 - 1000 auditd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1626] 0 1626 11926 3125 26 3 0 0 restorecond Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1635] 0 1635 61245 155 22 3 0 0 rsyslogd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1676] 81 1676 7759 303 16 3 0 0 dbus-daemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1687] 0 1687 1107 103 8 3 0 0 acpid Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1702] 38 1702 5769 161 16 3 0 0 ntpd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1720] 0 1720 46177 425 48 3 0 0 cupsd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1722] 0 1722 76178 8429 53 4 0 0 colord Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1728] 4 1728 17891 189 40 3 0 0 dbus Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1740] 0 1740 64524 318 61 4 0 0 cups-browsed Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1748] 0 1748 28900 216 15 3 0 0 crond Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1760] 0 1760 4279 35 12 3 0 0 atd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1800] 0 1800 1090 59 8 3 0 0 mingetty Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1802] 0 1802 1090 74 8 3 0 0 mingetty Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1803] 0 1803 1090 63 8 3 0 0 mingetty Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1804] 0 1804 1090 62 8 3 0 0 mingetty Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1805] 0 1805 1090 61 8 3 0 0 mingetty Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1806] 0 1806 10176 164 25 3 0 0 xdm Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1813] 0 1813 7405 769 20 3 0 - 1000 udevd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1814] 0 1814 7446 808 20 3 0 - 1000 udevd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1816] 0 1816 61771 9345 123 3 0 0 X Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 1819] 0 1819 23130 410 53 3 0 0 xdm Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3613] 500 3613 136397 767 92 3 0 0 gnome-session-b Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3625] 500 3625 14410 258 34 4 0 0 xscreensaver Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3633] 500 3633 7320 77 19 3 0 0 dbus-launch Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3634] 500 3634 24119 370 16 3 0 0 dbus-daemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3697] 500 3697 86058 163 36 3 0 0 at-spi-bus-laun Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3702] 500 3702 23965 185 16 4 0 0 dbus-daemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3705] 500 3705 51400 241 35 3 0 0 at-spi2-registr Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3717] 500 3717 75542 177 34 3 0 0 gnome-keyring-d Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3725] 500 3725 265501 1790 206 4 0 0 gnome-settings- Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3744] 500 3744 93347 231 39 3 0 0 gvfsd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3750] 500 3750 135055 629 94 4 0 0 pulseaudio Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3752] 172 3752 40670 141 16 3 0 0 rtkit-daemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3756] 150 3756 93326 1090 44 4 0 0 polkitd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3765] 0 3765 66639 797 33 3 0 0 upowerd Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3784] 0 3784 523058 359 59 5 0 0 console-kit-dae Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3858] 500 3858 6416 151 18 3 0 0 syndaemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3860] 500 3860 148540 943 105 3 0 0 gsd-printer Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3869] 500 3869 66984 308 64 4 0 0 gconf-helper Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3873] 500 3873 37554 1230 32 3 0 0 gconfd-2 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3882] 500 3882 523904 19664 321 5 4 0 gnome-shell Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3898] 500 3898 110850 352 39 3 0 0 ibus-daemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3903] 500 3903 91773 195 36 3 0 0 ibus-dconf Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3905] 500 3905 106852 524 98 4 0 0 ibus-x11 Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3910] 0 3910 65170 242 32 3 0 0 accounts-daemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3920] 500 3920 116190 923 60 3 0 0 mission-control Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3928] 500 3928 166229 2331 173 4 0 0 goa-daemon Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3932] 500 3932 92115 102 39 3 0 0 gvfs-udisks2-vo Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3939] 500 3939 98032 273 49 3 0 0 gvfs-gdu-volume Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3948] 500 3948 89102 213 30 3 0 0 gvfs-goa-volume Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3956] 500 3956 93137 137 37 3 0 0 gvfs-gphoto2-vo Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3964] 500 3964 250470 2282 143 4 0 0 tracker-extract Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3966] 500 3966 249571 2312 204 4 0 0 evolution-alarm Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3973] 500 3973 142210 1444 132 4 0 0 krb5-auth-dialo Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3975] 500 3975 209147 1369 85 4 0 0 tracker-miner-f Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 3990] 500 3990 146984 9739 76 3 0 0 tracker-store Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4002] 500 4002 114659 669 69 4 0 0 tracker-miner-u Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4005] 500 4005 168576 825 71 4 0 0 tracker-miner-a Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4016] 500 4016 74333 833 46 4 0 0 imsettings-daem Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4034] 500 4034 175460 832 142 4 0 0 evolution-sourc Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4047] 500 4047 219572 8820 158 4 0 0 evolution-calen Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4057] 500 4057 225629 9089 109 4 0 0 evolution-calen Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4067] 500 4067 183124 1294 99 4 0 0 evolution-addre Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4070] 500 4070 254600 8629 106 4 0 0 evolution-calen Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4092] 500 4092 215153 1207 96 4 0 0 evolution-addre Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4145] 500 4145 73311 207 33 3 0 0 ibus-engine-sim Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4169] 500 4169 71732 601 30 4 0 0 gvfsd-metadata Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4286] 500 4286 139079 2691 127 3 0 0 gnome-terminal- Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 4290] 500 4290 29561 750 17 3 0 0 bash Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [12042] 500 12042 860695 22365 385 6 0 0 evolution Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [12498] 500 12498 44252 379 25 4 0 0 dconf- service Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [31182] 500 31182 314138 45290 379 4 0 0 firefox Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [31309] 0 31309 1090 76 8 3 0 0 mingetty Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [31367] 500 31367 29522 711 17 4 0 0 bash Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 5615] 500 5615 33683 635 21 3 0 0 make Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [ 5676] 500 5676 26005 18 11 4 0 0 tail Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10008] 500 10008 33683 631 21 3 0 0 make Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10011] 500 10011 33683 633 24 3 0 0 make Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10164] 500 10164 33317 278 22 4 0 0 make Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10176] 500 10176 33317 270 23 3 0 0 make Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10196] 500 10196 26996 89 11 3 0 0 c++ Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10197] 500 10197 242408 204623 421 4 0 0 cc1plus Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10198] 500 10198 32608 5303 22 3 0 0 as Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10199] 500 10199 26996 87 11 3 0 0 c++ Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10200] 500 10200 221648 182422 377 3 0 0 cc1plus Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10201] 500 10201 31256 3908 18 3 0 0 as Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10202] 500 10202 26996 87 11 3 0 0 c++ Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10203] 500 10203 216983 177702 371 4 0 0 cc1plus Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10204] 500 10204 28383 1067 12 3 0 0 as Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10207] 500 10207 26996 88 12 3 0 0 c++ Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10208] 500 10208 191267 152563 319 3 0 0 cc1plus Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: [10209] 500 10209 30496 3183 18 4 0 0 as Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Out of memory: Kill process 10197 (cc1plus) score 208 or sacrifice child Dec 29 12:28:25 vortex kernel: Killed process 10197 (cc1plus) total- vm:969632kB, anon-rss:809184kB, file-rss:9308kB Is there any way to prevent the system from becoming unresponsive ? -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. 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