Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264416AbTEaUAs (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 May 2003 16:00:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264429AbTEaUAs (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 May 2003 16:00:48 -0400 Received: from smtp-out.comcast.net ([24.153.64.116]:31011 "EHLO smtp-out.comcast.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264416AbTEaUAp (ORCPT ); Sat, 31 May 2003 16:00:45 -0400 Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 16:07:11 -0400 From: Albert Cahalan Subject: [ANNOUNCE] procps 3.1.9 To: linux-kernel Message-id: <1054411631.22103.725.camel@cube> Organization: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This release fixes memory usage reporting when gcc 3.x is used on IA-64 and Alpha. Other 64-bit platforms may be affected. Documentation has improved a bit. Thanks to Fabian Frederick, vmstat now lets you choose display units. See the change log for details. For those of you still upgrading from procps 2.0.xx releases, you can expect: * vmstat lets you choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000... * top can sort by any column (old sort keys available too) * top can select a single user to display * top can be put in multi-window mode and/or color mode * vmstat has the -s option, as found on UNIX and BSD systems * vmstat has the -f option, as found on UNIX and BSD systems * watch doesn't eat the first blank line by mistake * vmstat uses a fast O(1) algorithm on 2.5.xx kernels * pmap command is SunOS-compatible * vmstat shows IO-wait time * pgrep and pkill can find the oldest matching process * sysctl handles the Linux 2.5.xx VLAN interfaces * top shows IO-wait time if-and-only-if your kernel computes it * ps has a new "-F" format (very nice, like DYNIX/ptx has) * ps with proper BSD process selection * better handling of very long uptimes There's a procps-feedback@lists.sf.net mailing list you can use for feature requests, bug reports, and so on. Use it! Feedback makes things happen. http://procps.sf.net/ http://procps.sf.net/procps-3.1.9.tar.gz ------------- recent changes ------------- procps-3.1.8 --> procps-3.1.9 memory sizes fixed for 64-bit w/ gcc 3.x #194376 #191933 ps: detect broken OS install w/o /proc mounted #172735 top: fix suspend/resume behavior top: ditch warning until a GOOD interface is found #188271 kill: more info in the man page #182414 ps: document the -o, o, -O, and O options #169301 vmstat: choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000... procps-3.1.7 --> procps-3.1.8 top: fix keyboard handling (help screen, etc.) procps-3.1.6 --> procps-3.1.7 Makefile: made SKIP feature easier to use watch: --help now explains -t, --no-title #182246 ps: warning directs users to the FAQ top: batch mode can refresh by fractional seconds top: faster start-up top: do not refresh like crazy ps: better crash message procps-3.1.5 --> procps-3.1.6 handle the 2.5.61 kernel top: memory leak fixed ps: new --ppid option selects by PPID watch: new --no-title option #179862 handle SPARC Linux badness rare crash fixed compile with gcc 2.91.xx again more informative "ps --info" README update ps: compare more with "ps -C verylongname" #178127 procps-3.1.4 --> procps-3.1.5 ancient (2.x.xx era) data corruption fixed serious hidden-process problem (3.1.3+) fixed w: escape sequence vulnerability fixed procps-3.1.3 --> procps-3.1.4 top: was trashing every "3" in a command name top: when killing a process, the PID was cut at a "3" top: more reliable %CPU update copyright dates (GPL & LGPL require this) RPM generation works now - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/