Linux host freezes with 10.0.6 Workstation and Windows 7 comments

Hello


I am now quite desperate because it is really preventing me from doing my job.


I deleted Windows and I installed a fresh Kubuntu 14.04.02 (LTS) with 64 bit under my desk. I also installed VMWare Workstation 10.0.6 to run my development machines. I am now having serious problems:


Every now and then, my full host is the gel if I'm running a Windows 7 virtualized on my workstation. The mouse only moves very slow and all the windows are very (!) slow response. My CPU monitor list all 4 CPU to 100%. If I managed to open the monitor system (or top on the console), I can see that vmware-vmx and kwin burn most of my CPU resources. If I wait 10 seconds to a minute, the system becomes usable. Now CPU goes down to normal. But as soon as I start to move a window (any one), the thing is happening again.


Symptoms in short:

  • HOST: Linux Kubuntu 14.04.02 (x 64) on Intel i5 CPU with 8 GB of RAM and running on SSD (ext4).
  • COMMENTS: Several Windows 7 (x 32) several software running. Assigned 1 CPU and 1 GB of RAM. It comes on several guest computers.
  • Every now and then, all my CPU taking nearly 100% 4. The host CPU is used by vmware-vmx and kwin (used above) processes. Sometimes after 15 minutes, sometimes directly after turning on the prompt. No idea on reason.
  • Host of mouse, Windows, and OS works very very slow.
  • Meanwhile, Windows 7 virtual machine is inactive! Energy saving or screen saver are all off!
  • If I manage to run Taskmanager guests, I don't see an action (sometimes TaskManager itself using 60% of CPU!). Looks to me that the host is down, not comments!
  • My host is running an SSD (256 GB).
  • VM log file does not show something during this phase.
  • VMware.log attached.


What I tried:

  • I disabled 'Accelerate 3D' for all my virtual machines.
  • I have re-installed VMWare Tools on the guest computers.
  • I run VMWare workstation with vblank_mode = 0/usr/bin/vmware
  • I recreated the machine with less hardware as possible and recharged the .vmd.
  • I converted to virtual prior to the current format format disk image (VMWare asked me to the front step, I said 'yes').
  • I have inserted a separate network card (NIC) and disabled the network card that is embedded in the BIOS.
  • I disabled the onboard graphics in the BIOS and added a card NVIDIA GeForce 8400 PCIx16 (using NVIDIA binary drivers provided by Kubuntu).
  • I removed the CD-ROM of the virtual, Audio computer, diskettes and any unused material.
  • I have tried using cpulimit strangle vmware-vmx and kwin on my host, but without success. System remains unusable in this situation.

No success at all.

Is there anything else I can do to put my environment in a productive state? You can imagine that this always happens in the worst situations :-(

Any ideas?

Thank you!

I found this page:

Disqus - Arch Linux becomes insensitive to khugepaged

It seems that this did the trick!

I ran (as root):

never echo >/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag

madvise echo >/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag

Since then, everything works fine. :-)

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