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Bug 325823 - disk portion of monitor does not seem to show disk activity
disk portion of monitor does not seem to show disk activity
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 160441
Product: gnome-applets
Classification: Other
Component: multiload
2.13.x
Other All
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: gnome-applets Maintainers
gnome-applets Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-01-05 03:08 UTC by tjb
Modified: 2010-01-24 01:05 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.13/2.14


Description tjb 2006-01-05 03:08:27 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
Under Fedora Core 4 and current Fedora Rawhide, the disk portion of the
multiload applet doesn't register normal disk activity (like with IDE or SCSI
disks). The only time it seems to show any activity is with USB peripherals. I
believe this problem occurs with Ubuntu Dapper and Breezy as well but I can't
verify that at the moment. It hasn't really shown any useful information for me
since the disk option was added to the applet.

Steps to reproduce:
1. add the system monitor applet to a panel
2. enable the disk option
3. 


Actual results:
the disk monitor appears but for the most part, it doesn't show any useful
information.

Expected results:
it shows disk activity for all disks.

Does this happen every time?
yes

Other information:
Comment 1 Danielle Madeley 2006-01-06 01:29:30 UTC 
Are you using LVM or similar?
Comment 2 tjb 2006-01-06 13:29:44 UTC 
Yes, I am, but not on every disk. It doesn't show activity on md raid devices nor from activity on the /boot partition which is a normal partition.
Comment 3 Benoît Dejean 2006-01-06 13:34:58 UTC 
please attach /proc/diskstats + mount output
Comment 4 tjb 2006-01-06 13:44:26 UTC 
From a dapper system:

katratzi:/usr/sbin# cat /proc/diskstats
   1    0 ram0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    1 ram1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    2 ram2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    3 ram3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    4 ram4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    5 ram5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    6 ram6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    7 ram7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    8 ram8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    9 ram9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   10 ram10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   11 ram11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   12 ram12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   13 ram13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   14 ram14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   15 ram15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   8    0 sda 325 1142 2881 1041 2 0 16 6 0 657 1047
   8    1 sda1 208 420 0 0
   8    2 sda2 329 753 2 16
   8   16 sdb 55903 3274 1776622 600036 89336 513276 4819086 14301025 0 719185 14901037
   8   17 sdb1 927 6074 488 974
   8   18 sdb2 57643 1768957 602257 4818056
   8   32 sdc 346 652 3091 2918 2 0 16 8 0 1714 2926
   8   33 sdc1 208 420 0 0
   8   34 sdc2 327 737 2 16
   8   48 sdd 149 637 1498 976 0 0 0 0 0 898 976
   8   49 sdd1 169 508 0 0
   8   64 sde 152 634 1498 1041 0 0 0 0 0 872 1041
   8   65 sde1 169 508 0 0
  22    0 hdc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  22   64 hdd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    0 dm-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    1 dm-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   2    0 fd0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    2 dm-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    3 dm-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    4 dm-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    5 dm-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    6 dm-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    7 dm-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    8 dm-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254    9 dm-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   10 dm-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   11 dm-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   12 dm-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   13 dm-13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   14 dm-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   15 dm-15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   16 dm-16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   17 dm-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   18 dm-18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   19 dm-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   20 dm-20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   21 dm-21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   22 dm-22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 254   23 dm-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
katratzi:/usr/sbin# mount
/dev/mapper/vgk1-root on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdb1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
automount(pid4783) on /net/music type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=4783,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
automount(pid4858) on /net/rcc type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=4858,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
automount(pid4730) on /net/nfs type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=4730,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
automount(pid4937) on /net/home/me type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=4937,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
automount(pid5021) on /net/home/sttg type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=5021,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
automount(pid5113) on /net/home/ssc type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=5113,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
automount(pid5207) on /net/home/rcc type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=5207,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
automount(pid5302) on /net/app type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=5302,minproto=2,maxproto=4)
binfmt_misc on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
katratzi:/usr/sbin#



From an FC4 system:

intermute> cat /proc/diskstats
   1    0 ram0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    1 ram1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    2 ram2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    3 ram3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    4 ram4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    5 ram5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    6 ram6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    7 ram7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    8 ram8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1    9 ram9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   10 ram10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   11 ram11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   12 ram12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   13 ram13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   14 ram14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   1   15 ram15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  22    0 hdc 54 29 476 1812 0 0 0 0 0 1668 1812
  22   64 hdd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   8    0 sda 61612 106105 1347182 3629516 82165 224223 2459312 2958928 0 129627 6 6601772
   8    1 sda1 168366 1346928 307414 2459312
   8   16 sdb 65165 106608 1381038 3369260 82516 223337 2454392 2760344 0 129780 4 6140696
   8   17 sdb1 172598 1380784 306799 2454392
   8   32 sdc 59897 106655 1340236 2465504 83024 222611 2451240 1131452 0 606140  3599896
   8   33 sdc1 167503 1339988 306405 2451240
   8   48 sdd 61534 107813 1362182 3538464 81131 222999 2440304 2582828 0 123198 0 6128948
   8   49 sdd1 170241 1361928 305038 2440304
   8   64 sde 64248 105086 1359654 2836900 84512 224784 2482672 3071812 0 131214 8 5918612
   8   65 sde1 169925 1359400 310334 2482672
   8   80 sdf 63433 104718 1351342 2673852 84614 223017 2467984 1009612 0 396016  3686336
   8   81 sdf1 168895 1351090 308498 2467984
   8   96 sdg 64178 106252 1369910 4534468 81234 223341 2443640 2332632 0 127390 4 6878108
   8   97 sdg1 171207 1369656 305455 2443640
   8  112 sdh 64598 103714 1351502 3261372 83679 225765 2484000 3186232 0 133725 2 6465048
   8  113 sdh1 168906 1351248 310500 2484000
   8  128 sdi 572622 14119 10082011 1849376 470080 1246962 13739420 7262324 0 20 46632 9112260
   8  129 sdi1 89 186 0 0
   8  130 sdi2 796 998 43 84
   8  131 sdi3 586459 10080075 1717176 13737416
   8  132 sdi4 72 424 239 1912
   8  144 sdj 505189 24959 14757352 2812508 921767 1608184 20296184 72784020 0 4 196256 75656040
   8  145 sdj1 530091 14754904 2537022 20296176
   8  160 sdk 334942 74626 32359146 1378888 54534 1655207 13678512 6347316 0 132 9320 7726096
   8  161 sdk1 409409 32350362 1709814 13678512
   8  176 sdl 278498 49427 57490770 1490624 124555 8058918 65467920 50955432 0 1 649084 52445916
   8  177 sdl1 327837 57489418 8183473 65467768
   9    0 md0 237647 0 5059162 0 1048103 0 8384824 0 0 0 0
 253    0 dm-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 253    1 dm-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 253    2 dm-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   2    0 fd0 560 0 4480 6776 0 0 0 0 0 6776 6776
 253    3 dm-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 253    4 dm-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 253    5 dm-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 253    6 dm-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
wintermute> mount
/dev/mapper/vgw0-root on / type ext3 (rw)
/dev/proc on /proc type proc (rw)
/dev/sys on /sys type sysfs (rw)
/dev/devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/sdi2 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
/dev/mapper/vgw0-local on /usr/local type ext3 (rw)
/dev/mapper/vgw0-web on /web type ext3 (rw)
/dev/mapper/vgw1-home on /home type ext3 (rw)
/dev/mapper/vgw2-mirror on /mirror type ext3 (rw)
/dev/mapper/vgw3-temp on /temp type ext3 (rw)
/dev/mapper/vgw4-raid on /raid type ext3 (rw)
/dev/shm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
/proc on /var/named/chroot/proc type none (rw,bind)
sunrpc on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw)
automount(pid3491) on /net/nfs type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=3491,minproto=2,maxprot o=4)
automount(pid3686) on /net/home/me type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=3686,minproto=2,max proto=4)
automount(pid3549) on /net/music type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=3549,minproto=2,maxpr oto=4)
automount(pid3764) on /net/home/sttg type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=3764,minproto=2,m axproto=4)
automount(pid3847) on /net/home/ssc type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=3847,minproto=2,ma xproto=4)
automount(pid3936) on /net/home/rcc type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=3936,minproto=2,ma xproto=4)
automount(pid3616) on /net/rcc type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=3616,minproto=2,maxprot o=4)
automount(pid4030) on /net/app type autofs (rw,fd=4,pgrp=4030,minproto=2,maxprot o=4)
nfsd on /proc/fs/nfsd type nfsd (rw)
/home/tjb on /net/home/rcc/tjb type none (rw,bind)
wintermute>
Comment 5 Benoît Dejean 2006-01-06 13:56:45 UTC 
just do a cat /dev/XXX where /dev/XXX is your /boot
Comment 6 tjb 2006-01-06 14:01:18 UTC 
Doing the cat does show disk activity on both systems.
Comment 7 Benoît Dejean 2006-01-06 16:05:07 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 160441 ***