Re: Gkrellm reports memory and ramdisk as disk writing

Thank you for responding,

I'm using Gkrellm 2.3.6 RC1 on Ubuntu 15.04

My setup is builtins >> disks >> Sda (Composite .. is
disabled)

I've tried it with firefox using the config option

browser.cache.disk.enable;false

as stated here:
http://lifehacker.com/5687850/speed-up-firefox-by-moving-your-cache-to-ram-no-ram-disk-required

I found this behaviour on any video website, This is live stream for
quick test:

http://www.canlitvlive.net/izle/cnbc-e.html

To reproduce:

1. Setup your browser cache on ramdisk or disable disk cache
(firefox way)

2. Visit any live stream or youtube video website

3. Gkrellm reported sda disk activity will be the same as using the
hard disk. tools like iotop show a noticeable difference

Thank you,

Usama Akkad

On 20-12-2015 23:57, Trevor Cordes
wrote:

On 2015-12-20 Usama Akkad wrote:

In both cases gkrellm report disk activity so I think this could be a
bug or just it is way of calculation.

Exactly which builtin in gkrellm are you talking about? The Disk->sdX
one or the "composite chart", or...?

Does the same behavior occur if you use firefox instead?

Give us a precise set of steps (including URL, etc) to follow to
reproduce (with any browser) and I'll test it here.

Good luck!