The issue is that CONFIG_ANDROID_LOW_MEMORY_KILLER is enabled. I'm not sure why this is on in the Ubuntu default kernel configuration as it implements Android-specific behaviour. I installed the latest upstream kernel package and the kernel config still has the low memory killer enabled, so the same issue exists there too.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1206891 Title: Android low memory handler driver kills processes when there's still free RAM/swap To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1206891/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs