diff -rupN WoeUSB-3.3.0/src/woeusb WoeUSB-3.3.0-fix/src/woeusb --- WoeUSB-3.3.0/src/woeusb 2019-03-26 03:34:51.000000000 +0100 +++ WoeUSB-3.3.0-fix/src/woeusb 2019-08-03 09:10:10.553378730 +0200 @@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ init(){ current_state=copying-filesystem - workaround_linux_make_writeback_buffering_not_suck \ - apply - copy_filesystem_files \ "${source_fs_mountpoint}" \ "${target_fs_mountpoint}" \ @@ -1650,41 +1647,6 @@ workaround_support_windows_7_uefi_boot() > "${efi_boot_directory}/bootx64.efi" }; declare -fr workaround_support_windows_7_uefi_boot -## Currently WoeUSB indirectly causes severely unresponsive system on 64-bit architecture with large primary memory during file copy process due to a flaw of the writeback buffer size handling in Linux kernel, workaround it before it is fixed -## Refer: -## - System lagging while copying data · Issue #113 · slacka/WoeUSB -## - The pernicious USB-stick stall problem [LWN.net] -workaround_linux_make_writeback_buffering_not_suck(){ - util_check_function_parameters_quantity 1 "${#}" - local -r mode="${1}" - - local -ir VM_DIRTY_BACKGROUND_BYTES=$((16*1024*1024)) # 16MiB - local -ir VM_DIRTY_BYTES=$((48*1024*1024)) # 48MiB - - case "${mode}" in - apply) - echo_with_color \ - yellow \ - 'Applying workaround to prevent 64-bit systems with big primary memory from being unresponsive during copying files.' - echo "${VM_DIRTY_BACKGROUND_BYTES}" > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_bytes - echo "${VM_DIRTY_BYTES}" > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_bytes - ;; - reset) - echo_with_color \ - yellow \ - 'Resetting workaround to prevent 64-bit systems with big primary memory from being unresponsive during copying files.' - echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_bytes - echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_bytes - ;; - *) - printf_with_color \ - red \ - 'Fatal: %s: Unexpected *mode* encountered, please report bug.\n' \ - "${FUNCNAME[0]}" - ;; - esac -}; declare -fr workaround_linux_make_writeback_buffering_not_suck - install_legacy_pc_bootloader_grub(){ util_check_function_parameters_quantity 3 "${#}" local -r target_fs_mountpoint="${1}"; shift 1 @@ -1836,13 +1798,6 @@ trap_exit(){ off \ "${global_only_for_gui}" - case "${current_state}" in - copying-filesystem|finished) - workaround_linux_make_writeback_buffering_not_suck \ - reset - ;; - esac - if util_is_parameter_set_and_not_empty \ source_fs_mountpoint; then if ! cleanup_mountpoint \