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[Bug 1090715] Re: slow and sporadic hard drive write performance on ivy bridge (Toshiba L840 Core i7-3612QM)
Aaron Johnson, could you please provide the full computer model as noted
on the sticker?
** Tags added: needs-full-computer-model
** Description changed:
I have been troubleshooting an interesting bug on my Toshiba L840 laptop
for a number of months now. This bug affects all versions of Ubuntu
since (and including) 12.04 and other Linux distributions as well (so
this is most likely an upstream bug). I have only ran the 32-bit version
with PAE support because I choose application compatibility and
efficient memory usage over what 64-bit Linux can provide.
+
+ WORKAROUND: 64-bit ubuntu raring (13.04).
Here is what I have experienced:
Every kernel version I have tried is affected by this bug since 3.2 in
Precise (kernel 3.3 - 3.7 is affected). What happens is my hard drive
write performance is greatly reduced (and over time it becomes so slow
it is unusable) once I run a newer version of Linux kernel. The stock
kernel of Precise does not have this bug but it has too many other bugs
that cause hard lockups on ivy bridge so I cannot use it. I am happy to
report that the hard lockups seem to have disappeared on 13.04 (Linux
kernel 3.7) and the most stable experience I have had so far is with
kernel version 3.7.0-5 on Raring 32-bit.
Even though I have found a relatively stable experience running Raring I
am still haunted by this write performance issue. Once I boot I can get
consistent write speeds at about 40MB/s (which is about half the speed
of what my drive is able to write at) and read speed never really seems
to be affected. Here is a test using dd to check write speed:
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 10.6863 s, 39.2 MB/s
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 10.4765 s, 40.0 MB/s
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 10.4648 s, 40.1 MB/s
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 11.2678 s, 37.2 MB/s
Even though 40MB/s write speed is completely unacceptable I would
actually be okay with it if it didn't drop any lower than this but
eventually it does.
I have experienced that over time eventually the write speed of the
drive will drop to about 1-2MB/s and at that point the computer becomes
unusable and has to be rebooted.
Strangely enough I have finally noticed that the significant drop from
40MB/s to 1-2MB/s seems to be triggered by certain applications, for
instance when I have a torrent downloading using various torrent
downloader programs, I have experienced this bug more frequently.
Even so, if I choose to not use the torrent downloading programs the bug
will eventually crop back up (could be hours, could be several days...)
but eventually it happens and I have to reboot.
Here are some more troubleshooting steps I have tried in a failed attempt to isolate the issue:
* I have ran memtest 86+ for over 24 hours on my laptop and it completed without error
* I have scanned my hard drive using mhdd and no bad sectors
* I have replaced my hard drive with a different size and different brand hard drive and same issue
* I have attempted a clean install of Precise and then updating to the latest packages and then install the Quantal kernel from the stable repositories and reboot. Immediately this bug affects my computer
* I have installed a clean install of 13.04 and bug still exists
* I have tried installing Ubuntu (12.04 and 13.04 32-bit) on a flash drive to see if the bug crops up eventually on the flash drive and it does. Eventually the write speed even to the USB bus will drop to 1-2MB/s !!!
* I have even tried installing other distributions as well (Fedora and Debian) and they both have the same issue.
One more thing worth noting: The very first kernel release that I tried
in 13.04 was 3.7.0-2 and even now if I reboot and choose that kernel I
get better write performance at first (70-80MB/s) but eventually the
write speed drops down to 1-2 MB/s just like the others.
I have experienced many problems running Linux on this laptop but even
so it is the fastest and best performing computer experience I have ever
had. Now that the lockups are gone I feel so close to getting this
computer working perfectly with Linux but I need help from someone with
troubleshooting this issue further.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image 3.7.0.6.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-5.13-generic 3.7.0-rc8
Uname: Linux 3.7.0-5-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
- USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
- /dev/snd/controlC0: acjohnson 2197 F.... pulseaudio
+ USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
+ /dev/snd/controlC0: acjohnson 2197 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Sat Dec 15 07:13:04 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9f7c92ad-121c-458f-8813-1cb8191180c2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-10 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20121206)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L840
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
- TERM=xterm
- PATH=(custom, no user)
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
- LANG=en_US.UTF-8
- SHELL=/bin/bash
+ TERM=xterm
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-5-generic root=UUID=4836d385-16fc-47c0-8720-c369e39d0775 ro quiet splash i915.i915_enable_rc6=7 vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
- linux-restricted-modules-3.7.0-5-generic N/A
- linux-backports-modules-3.7.0-5-generic N/A
- linux-firmware 1.98
+ linux-restricted-modules-3.7.0-5-generic N/A
+ linux-backports-modules-3.7.0-5-generic N/A
+ linux-firmware 1.98
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: 1.80
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Type2 - Board Product Name1
dmi.board.vendor: Type2 - Board Vendor Name1
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.80:bd06/26/2012:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL840:pvrPSK8GU-08S00D:rvnType2-BoardVendorName1:rnType2-BoardProductName1:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Satellite L840
dmi.product.version: PSK8GU-08S00D
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium => Low
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Incomplete
** Summary changed:
- slow and sporadic hard drive write performance on ivy bridge (Toshiba L840 Core i7-3612QM)
+ [Toshiba L840] Slow and sporadic hard drive write performance
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Title:
[Toshiba L840] Slow and sporadic hard drive write performance
Status in The Linux Kernel:
Expired
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
I have been troubleshooting an interesting bug on my Toshiba L840
laptop for a number of months now. This bug affects all versions of
Ubuntu since (and including) 12.04 and other Linux distributions as
well (so this is most likely an upstream bug). I have only ran the
32-bit version with PAE support because I choose application
compatibility and efficient memory usage over what 64-bit Linux can
provide.
WORKAROUND: 64-bit ubuntu raring (13.04).
Here is what I have experienced:
Every kernel version I have tried is affected by this bug since 3.2 in
Precise (kernel 3.3 - 3.7 is affected). What happens is my hard drive
write performance is greatly reduced (and over time it becomes so slow
it is unusable) once I run a newer version of Linux kernel. The stock
kernel of Precise does not have this bug but it has too many other
bugs that cause hard lockups on ivy bridge so I cannot use it. I am
happy to report that the hard lockups seem to have disappeared on
13.04 (Linux kernel 3.7) and the most stable experience I have had so
far is with kernel version 3.7.0-5 on Raring 32-bit.
Even though I have found a relatively stable experience running Raring
I am still haunted by this write performance issue. Once I boot I can
get consistent write speeds at about 40MB/s (which is about half the
speed of what my drive is able to write at) and read speed never
really seems to be affected. Here is a test using dd to check write
speed:
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 10.6863 s, 39.2 MB/s
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 10.4765 s, 40.0 MB/s
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 10.4648 s, 40.1 MB/s
owner@Satellite-L840:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/output bs=8k count=50k; rm -f /tmp/output
51200+0 records in
51200+0 records out
419430400 bytes (419 MB) copied, 11.2678 s, 37.2 MB/s
Even though 40MB/s write speed is completely unacceptable I would
actually be okay with it if it didn't drop any lower than this but
eventually it does.
I have experienced that over time eventually the write speed of the
drive will drop to about 1-2MB/s and at that point the computer
becomes unusable and has to be rebooted.
Strangely enough I have finally noticed that the significant drop from
40MB/s to 1-2MB/s seems to be triggered by certain applications, for
instance when I have a torrent downloading using various torrent
downloader programs, I have experienced this bug more frequently.
Even so, if I choose to not use the torrent downloading programs the
bug will eventually crop back up (could be hours, could be several
days...) but eventually it happens and I have to reboot.
Here are some more troubleshooting steps I have tried in a failed attempt to isolate the issue:
* I have ran memtest 86+ for over 24 hours on my laptop and it completed without error
* I have scanned my hard drive using mhdd and no bad sectors
* I have replaced my hard drive with a different size and different brand hard drive and same issue
* I have attempted a clean install of Precise and then updating to the latest packages and then install the Quantal kernel from the stable repositories and reboot. Immediately this bug affects my computer
* I have installed a clean install of 13.04 and bug still exists
* I have tried installing Ubuntu (12.04 and 13.04 32-bit) on a flash drive to see if the bug crops up eventually on the flash drive and it does. Eventually the write speed even to the USB bus will drop to 1-2MB/s !!!
* I have even tried installing other distributions as well (Fedora and Debian) and they both have the same issue.
One more thing worth noting: The very first kernel release that I
tried in 13.04 was 3.7.0-2 and even now if I reboot and choose that
kernel I get better write performance at first (70-80MB/s) but
eventually the write speed drops down to 1-2 MB/s just like the
others.
I have experienced many problems running Linux on this laptop but even
so it is the fastest and best performing computer experience I have
ever had. Now that the lockups are gone I feel so close to getting
this computer working perfectly with Linux but I need help from
someone with troubleshooting this issue further.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image 3.7.0.6.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.7.0-5.13-generic 3.7.0-rc8
Uname: Linux 3.7.0-5-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: acjohnson 2197 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Sat Dec 15 07:13:04 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9f7c92ad-121c-458f-8813-1cb8191180c2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-10 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20121206)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L840
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.7.0-5-generic root=UUID=4836d385-16fc-47c0-8720-c369e39d0775 ro quiet splash i915.i915_enable_rc6=7 vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.7.0-5-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.7.0-5-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.98
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/26/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: 1.80
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Type2 - Board Product Name1
dmi.board.vendor: Type2 - Board Vendor Name1
dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: OEM Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.80:bd06/26/2012:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL840:pvrPSK8GU-08S00D:rvnType2-BoardVendorName1:rnType2-BoardProductName1:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnOEMChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrOEMChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Satellite L840
dmi.product.version: PSK8GU-08S00D
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
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