Activity log for bug #1626218

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2016-09-21 18:19:06 David James bug added bug
2016-09-21 18:20:21 David James description To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I press F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * While doing nothing at the command prompt, I watch the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu to report intermittent, fluctuation disk activity that corresponds to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. Here are two examples: * Example 1: On my system, "->372kB/s" (disk writing) remains on the status bar for an extended period. My system is freshly installed, so I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. * Example 2: On my system, "<-912kB/s" (disk reading) remains on the status bar for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug. To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I press F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * While doing nothing at the command prompt, I watch the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu disk_io report to fluctuate in obvious (or at least believable) ways corresponding to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. Here are two examples: * Example 1: On my system, "->372kB/s" (disk writing) remains on the status bar for an extended period. My system is freshly installed, so I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. * Example 2: On my system, "<-912kB/s" (disk reading) remains on the status bar for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug.
2016-09-21 18:25:26 David James description To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I press F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * While doing nothing at the command prompt, I watch the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu disk_io report to fluctuate in obvious (or at least believable) ways corresponding to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. Here are two examples: * Example 1: On my system, "->372kB/s" (disk writing) remains on the status bar for an extended period. My system is freshly installed, so I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. * Example 2: On my system, "<-912kB/s" (disk reading) remains on the status bar for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug. To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I press F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * While doing nothing at the command prompt, I watch the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu disk_io report to fluctuate in obvious (or at least believable) ways corresponding to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. Notes: * I am using a freshly installed system. * I don't have many other processing running. I installed PostgreSQL, OpenSSH, and basic development tools. For example, typing `dd -h` results in "<-72kB/s" (disk reading) remaining on the status bar for an extended period. I've waited for what seems to be several minutes but the status is not cleared. I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug.
2016-09-21 18:27:20 David James description To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I press F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * While doing nothing at the command prompt, I watch the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu disk_io report to fluctuate in obvious (or at least believable) ways corresponding to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. Notes: * I am using a freshly installed system. * I don't have many other processing running. I installed PostgreSQL, OpenSSH, and basic development tools. For example, typing `dd -h` results in "<-72kB/s" (disk reading) remaining on the status bar for an extended period. I've waited for what seems to be several minutes but the status is not cleared. I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug. To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I pressed F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * I did various things on the command line. For example, I did nothing for several minutes. Then I ran `dd -h` at the command prompt. All the while, I watched the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu disk_io report to fluctuate in obvious (or at least believable) ways corresponding to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. * In particular, running `dd -h` resulted in "<-72kB/s" (disk reading) remaining on the status bar for an extended period. I waited for what seems to be several minutes but the status is not cleared. I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Notes: * I am using a freshly installed system. * I don't have many other processing running. I installed PostgreSQL, OpenSSH, and basic development tools. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug.
2016-09-21 18:27:48 David James description To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I pressed F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * I did various things on the command line. For example, I did nothing for several minutes. Then I ran `dd -h` at the command prompt. All the while, I watched the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu disk_io report to fluctuate in obvious (or at least believable) ways corresponding to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. * In particular, running `dd -h` resulted in "<-72kB/s" (disk reading) remaining on the status bar for an extended period. I waited for what seems to be several minutes but the status is not cleared. I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Notes: * I am using a freshly installed system. * I don't have many other processing running. I installed PostgreSQL, OpenSSH, and basic development tools. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug. To recreate: * I'm running Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (no GUI). * I'm using byobu `5.106-0ubuntu1`. * I pressed F1, then enable the "disk_io" notification, then choose "Apply". * I did various things on the command line. For example, I did nothing for several minutes. Then I ran `dd -h` at the command prompt. All the while, I watched the status line. What I expected to happen: * I expected Byobu disk_io report to fluctuate in obvious (or at least believable) ways corresponding to my activity on the system. What I found to happen: * Byobu's reports of disk_io did not correspond to the commands I was typing, nor reports from `iotop`. * In particular, running `dd -h` resulted in "<-72kB/s" (disk reading) remaining on the status bar for an extended period. I waited for what seems to be several minutes but the status was not cleared. I would be quite surprised if that exact amount of disk IO is happening for an extended period. I ran `iotop` to see what processes might be causing an ongoing disk activity. Nothing seemed to correspond. Notes: * I am using a freshly installed system. * I don't have many other processing running. I installed PostgreSQL, OpenSSH, and basic development tools. Theory / Possible Explanation: * It would appear that when disk activity changes from a non-zero value to zero, the previous value is not cleared out. * This could be a simple matter of the TUI (text user interface) having a stale output, perhaps due to a rendering bug.
2018-08-12 13:08:22 Dustin Kirkland  byobu (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2019-06-15 01:33:48 Bryce Harrington affects byobu (Ubuntu) byobu
2020-02-17 20:28:06 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:~gurnec/byobu/trunk-bugfix-1626218