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[Merlijn Sebrechts <merlijn.sebrechts@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wouldn't it be possible to only load the first few images of the page? And
load/remove the images as you scroll the page... Doesn't other mobile
browsers do this kind of stuff?

2015-04-14 19:06 GMT+02:00 Olivier Tilloy
<olivier.tilloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I can reproduce on krillin, with the latest vivid-proposed image (#184).
>
> Relevant output from /var/log/syslog:
>
> Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958540]select 'unity8-dash'
> (2512), adj 50, size 14703, to kill
> Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958570]select
> 'webbrowser-app' (9421), adj 110, size 16248, to kill
> Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958590]select
> 'oxide-renderer' (16584), adj 300, size 150274, to kill
> Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958613]Killing
> 'oxide-renderer' (16584), adj 300,
> Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958617]   to free 601096kB
> on behalf of 'CompositorTileW' (16593) because
> Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958622]   cache 65364kB is
> below limit 65536kB for oom_score_adj 12
> Apr 14 19:01:49 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 6435.958627]   Free memory is
> -3272kB above reserved [gfp(0x200da)]
>
> So technically, the browser doesn’t crash, but the renderer process is
> being killed by the system to free up memory.
> The browser should certainly display a user-friendly message when that
> happens, instead of just a blank page (tracked by bug #1375272). However I
> doubt you’ll ever be able to view that page in its entirety on this device,
> given the memory constraints.
>
> ** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Confirmed
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - browser crashes on image-heavy pages
> + renderer process is killed on image-heavy pages on krillin
>
> ** Also affects: webbrowser-app
>    Importance: Undecided
>        Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: webbrowser-app
>        Status: New => Confirmed
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1443019
>
> Title:
>   renderer process is killed on image-heavy pages on krillin
>
> Status in Web Browser App:
>   Confirmed
> Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>   On the BQ ubuntu phone, while browsing image-heavy pages, the browser
>   suddenly turns completely white and unresponsive. Closing the app and
>   restarting it fixes the problem.
>
>   example: I can't watch this page to the end, because the browser
>   crashes in the middle... https://imgur.com/gallery/NnGyq
>
>   I have this on a lot of websites, after browsing for 30 minutes, the
>   browser crashes...
>
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Title:
  renderer process is killed on image-heavy pages on krillin

Status in Web Browser App:
  Confirmed
Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On the BQ ubuntu phone, while browsing image-heavy pages, the browser
  suddenly turns completely white and unresponsive. Closing the app and
  restarting it fixes the problem.

  example: I can't watch this page to the end, because the browser
  crashes in the middle... https://imgur.com/gallery/NnGyq

  I have this on a lot of websites, after browsing for 30 minutes, the
  browser crashes...

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