And these are the results of the latest 4.12 mainline kernel. It keeps getting worse, `cp -a /lib /elsewhere` should need 5 seconds and it takes 800+.
16.04.2 LTS (Xenial Xerus), 4.12.0-041200rc5-generic, i386, RAM=16292588 [HD install] Copying /lib to 1: 65.18 Copying 1 to 2: 46.17 Copying 2 to 3: 96.98 Copying 3 to 4: 842.58 Copying 4 to 5: 718.65 Copying 5 to 6: 807.03 Copying 6 to 7: ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1698118 Title: Slow disk writes after some uptime, only on 32bit/16+RAM/4+ kernels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe/+bug/1698118/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs