jamesstringer90 / jamesstringer90/appsandbox
Freezing While Copying Multiple Large Files from Network Share
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- Dominant language
- C
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Description
I have a VM configured to allow external network so I can transfer files from the host, but when copying large files from the network share the VM will fairly quickly lock up and stop working. There does seem to be a correlation with memory allocation, as increasing the memory allocation (from 4 GiB to 8 GiB) increases how long the copying can run before crashing. VM is configured with 8 cpu cores and all GPUs, if that's relevant.
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Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the lockup while copying large files from the network share with the reported VM configurations, then compare behavior at 4 GiB and 8 GiB of memory. Done means identifying the cause and verifying that the VM no longer freezes during the transfer.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100