[Bug 1984165] Re: excessive journal debug logging

fossfreedom 1984165 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Aug 10 08:28:49 UTC 2022


** Description changed:

  Looking in my journalctl I see hundreds and hundreds of lines such as
  
  ```
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96316]: debug: parsing: ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96317]: debug: parsing:
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96318]: debug: parsing: ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96319]: debug: parsing: function gfxmode {
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96320]: debug: parsing: set gfxpayload="${1}"
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96321]: debug: parsing: if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96322]: debug: parsing: set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96323]: debug: parsing: else
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96324]: debug: parsing: set vt_handoff=
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96325]: debug: parsing: fi
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96326]: debug: parsing: }
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96327]: debug: parsing: if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96328]: debug: parsing: if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96329]: debug: parsing: if [ ${grub_platform} != pc ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96330]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=keep
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96331]: debug: parsing: elif hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96332]: debug: parsing: if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96333]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=keep
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96334]: debug: parsing: else
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96335]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=text
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96336]: debug: parsing: fi
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96337]: debug: parsing: else
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96338]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=text
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96339]: debug: parsing: fi
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96340]: debug: parsing: else
  ```
  
- Oddly I haven't booted today - but that timestamp was when I did
- unsuspend my laptop.
+ What I did today was to unsuspend my laptop - I switched to a TTY and
+ logged in.  So that timestamp is from a TTY login
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-41.44-generic 5.15.39
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-41-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: lkp_Ubuntu_5_15_0_41_44_generic_88
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
  Date: Wed Aug 10 09:13:14 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-01-29 (192 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220129)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  excessive journal debug logging

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Looking in my journalctl I see hundreds and hundreds of lines such as

  ```
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96316]: debug: parsing: ### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96317]: debug: parsing:
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96318]: debug: parsing: ### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96319]: debug: parsing: function gfxmode {
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96320]: debug: parsing: set gfxpayload="${1}"
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96321]: debug: parsing: if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96322]: debug: parsing: set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96323]: debug: parsing: else
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96324]: debug: parsing: set vt_handoff=
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96325]: debug: parsing: fi
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96326]: debug: parsing: }
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96327]: debug: parsing: if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96328]: debug: parsing: if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96329]: debug: parsing: if [ ${grub_platform} != pc ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96330]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=keep
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96331]: debug: parsing: elif hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96332]: debug: parsing: if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96333]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=keep
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96334]: debug: parsing: else
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96335]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=text
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96336]: debug: parsing: fi
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96337]: debug: parsing: else
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96338]: debug: parsing: set linux_gfx_mode=text
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96339]: debug: parsing: fi
  Aug 10 09:03:38 dad-TUXEDO-Pulse-15-Gen1 40grub2[96340]: debug: parsing: else
  ```

  What I did today was to unsuspend my laptop - I switched to a TTY and
  logged in.  So that timestamp is from a TTY login

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-41.44-generic 5.15.39
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-41-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: lkp_Ubuntu_5_15_0_41_44_generic_88
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
  Date: Wed Aug 10 09:13:14 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-01-29 (192 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Alpha amd64 (20220129)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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