This bug is still evident in 3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.2 Sample output when browsing around 5-6 pages:
$ strace -p `pidof firefox` -e fsync -tT Process 17527 attached - interrupt to quit 14:52:10 fsync(37) = 0 <0.003523> 14:52:10 fsync(33) = 0 <0.000982> 14:52:10 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000466> 14:52:10 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000814> 14:52:10 fsync(33) = 0 <0.000643> 14:52:10 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000430> 14:52:45 fsync(79) = 0 <0.001523> 14:52:45 fsync(83) = 0 <0.000348> 14:52:45 fsync(124) = 0 <0.000849> 14:52:58 fsync(37) = 0 <0.002234> 14:52:58 fsync(33) = 0 <0.004564> 14:52:58 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000576> 14:53:06 fsync(37) = 0 <0.042619> 14:53:06 fsync(33) = 0 <0.002139> 14:53:06 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000348> 14:53:06 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000409> 14:53:06 fsync(33) = 0 <0.000318> 14:53:06 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000306> 14:53:06 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000376> 14:53:06 fsync(33) = 0 <0.000433> 14:53:06 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000319> 14:53:13 fsync(37) = 0 <0.003026> 14:53:13 fsync(33) = 0 <0.001112> 14:53:13 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000328> 14:53:13 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000392> 14:53:13 fsync(33) = 0 <0.000373> 14:53:13 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000250> 14:53:15 fsync(37) = 0 <0.002996> 14:53:15 fsync(33) = 0 <0.004490> 14:53:15 fsync(37) = 0 <0.000468> Also, the toolkit.storage.synchronous setting (mentioned in the upstreams bug report) which should be available in > rc2 is not to be found. When do we think that fixed ubuntu packages are available? Btw @travis.detert: I don't believe that this bug is going to fix your unusability issues you are describing. This bug only affects battery and hard drive life when trying to save power... -- Firefox keeps forcing disk to spin up when browsing because its sqlite storage calls fsync() for every recorded entry https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221009 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
