Public bug reported: On Ubuntu 16.04.2: If ping time reaches 8 min. with over 600 echo requests on a lossy internet access, an overflow can happen resulting in a negative mdev value.
The second bug triggered by this bug shows a minus sign after the decimal separator. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: iputils-ping 3:20121221-5ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-81.104-generic 4.4.67 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-81-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Jun 25 22:08:25 2017 SourcePackage: iputils UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: iputils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial ** Attachment added: "screenshot of ping in terminal" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1700413/+attachment/4903205/+files/pingMdev.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1700413 Title: ping deviation report negative number if rtt over 10 min. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iputils/+bug/1700413/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs