Today I get the same even with 5.8.0-33-generic. I also can see the same ZFS errors in dmesg.
** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Recently load started growing with no end. After a while random processes become zombies. 11:32:22 up 26 min, 1 user, load average: 196.16, 186.30, 138.60 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: linux-generic 5.8.0.36.40+21.04.38 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-36.40+21.04.1-generic 5.8.18 Uname: Linux 5.8.0-36-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu55 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: tompos 2361 F.... pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Mon Jan 18 11:30:11 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-31 (17 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) MachineType: HP HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3 ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-36-generic root=UUID=086c6507-b389-4208-a8bc-d0b99071b5cd ro rootflags=subvol=@ PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.8.0-36-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.8.0-36-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.194 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-01-02 (15 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2020 dmi.bios.release: 14.1 dmi.bios.vendor: HP dmi.bios.version: Q90 Ver. 01.14.01 dmi.board.name: 8438 dmi.board.vendor: HP dmi.board.version: KBC Version 14.4E.00 dmi.chassis.type: 31 dmi.chassis.vendor: HP dmi.ec.firmware.release: 20.78 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrQ90Ver.01.14.01:bd10/22/2020:br14.1:efr20.78:svnHP:pnHPEliteBookx3601030G3:pvr:rvnHP:rn8438:rvrKBCVersion14.4E.00:cvnHP:ct31:cvr: dmi.product.family: 103C_5336AN HP EliteBook dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3 dmi.product.sku: 5DT80EC#BH4 dmi.sys.vendor: HP + --- + ProblemType: Bug + ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu56 + Architecture: amd64 + AudioDevicesInUse: + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: tompos 2721 F.... pulseaudio + CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 + InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-12-31 (30 days ago) + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) + MachineType: HP HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3 + NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair + Package: linux (not installed) + ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb + ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-33-generic root=UUID=086c6507-b389-4208-a8bc-d0b99071b5cd ro rootflags=subvol=@ + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-33.36-generic 5.8.17 + PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. + RelatedPackageVersions: + linux-restricted-modules-5.8.0-33-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-5.8.0-33-generic N/A + linux-firmware 1.194 + Tags: hirsute + Uname: Linux 5.8.0-33-generic x86_64 + UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-01-02 (28 days ago) + UserGroups: N/A + _MarkForUpload: True + dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2020 + dmi.bios.release: 14.1 + dmi.bios.vendor: HP + dmi.bios.version: Q90 Ver. 01.14.01 + dmi.board.name: 8438 + dmi.board.vendor: HP + dmi.board.version: KBC Version 14.4E.00 + dmi.chassis.type: 31 + dmi.chassis.vendor: HP + dmi.ec.firmware.release: 20.78 + dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrQ90Ver.01.14.01:bd10/22/2020:br14.1:efr20.78:svnHP:pnHPEliteBookx3601030G3:pvr:rvnHP:rn8438:rvrKBCVersion14.4E.00:cvnHP:ct31:cvr: + dmi.product.family: 103C_5336AN HP EliteBook + dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3 + dmi.product.sku: 5DT80EC#BH4 + dmi.sys.vendor: HP -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1912188 Title: Load growing continously To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/zfs-ubuntu/+bug/1912188/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs