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As far as I can tell the last version that currently works is 3.5.3 which is super old (slightly newer versions seem to have a different problem, then all versions...

@spetterman66, thank you for your suggestion. Arch 32-bit works well enough but it lacks current versions of most popular developer tooling packages (at least that I checked) like Node and...

When I create an image using the latest [Alpine Virtual 3.19.1](https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/x86/alpine-virt-3.19.1-x86.iso) it outputs a message similar to "watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 26s! [swapper/0:1]" from the OP...

To be thorough I also tried [Alpine Standard 3.19.1](https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/x86/alpine-standard-3.19.1-x86.iso) and it has the same issue. I can successfully use Alpine versions 3.5.3 and older, quickly and without any problem. Current...

I use localhost but have tried https://copy.sh/ (never http) and it has the same issue in both cases. Although your point about timer resolution made me consider that it could...

To be thorough I tried on localhost with a fresh install of Firefox Developer Edition and it has the same issue. It seems like it must be something from the...

I was able to get on a Mac sooner than expected and it works in Safari and Chrome but not in Firefox. Not sure if I can get Windows set...

@copy, thank you so much for your detailed investigation, this is great and very helpful. I found that running the provided code to determine the timer resolution in my standard...

I found that the timer resolution can have a large impact on overall performance. Taking the example of running `npm run build`: a resolution of ~0.0005ms or 0.02ms seems to...