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procps-ng NEXT
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* all: properly handle utf8 cmdline translations issue #176
* kill: Pass int to signalled process merge #32
* pgrep: Pass int to signalled process merge #32
2020-04-07 15:10:35 +05:30
* pgrep: Check sanity of SG_ARG_MAX issue #152
* pgrep: Add older than selection merge #79
* pidof: show worker threads Redhat #1803640
* ps.1: Mention stime alias issue #164
* ps: check also match on truncated 16 char comm names
2020-04-07 15:10:35 +05:30
* sysctl: Match systemd directory order
* sysctl: Document directory order Debian #951550
* top: ensure config file backward compatibility Debian #951335
* top: add command line 'e' for symmetry with 'E' issue #165
* top: add '4' toggle for two abreast cpu display issue #172
* top: add '!' toggle for combining multiple cpus
* top: fix potential SEGV involving -p switch merge #114
* vmstat: Wide mode gives wider proc columns merge #48
* watch: Add environment variable for interval merge #62
procps-ng-3.3.16
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* docs: Use correct symbols for -h option in free.1 Debian #898774
* docs: ps.1 now warns about command name length issue #101
* pgrep: Match on runstate issue #109, Debian #919381
* top: can now exploit 256-color terminals issue #96
* top: preserves 'other filters' in configuration file issue #99
* top: can now collapse/expand forest view children issue #99
* top: parent %CPU time includes collapsed children
* top: improve xterm support for vim navigation keys issue #135
* top: avoid segmentation fault at program termination Redhat #1737552
procps-ng-3.3.15
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* library: Increment to 8:0:1
No removals, no new functions
Changes: slab and pid structures
* library: Just check for SIGLOST and don't delete it issue #93
* library: Fix integer overflow and LPE in file2strvec CVE-2018-1124
* library: Use size_t for alloc functions CVE-2018-1126
* library: Increase comm size to 64
* pgrep: Fix stack-based buffer overflow CVE-2018-1125
* pgrep: Remove >15 warning as comm can be longer issue #92
* ps: Fix buffer overflow in output buffer, causing DOS CVE-2018-1123
* ps: Increase command name selection field to 64
* top: Don't use cwd for location of config CVE-2018-1122
procps-ng-3.3.14
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* free: Fix scaling on 32-bit systems issue #89
* pgrep: Don't segfault on non match Debian #894917
* pgrep/pkill: Revert so matches all namespaces issue #91
* library: Build on non-glibc systems issue #88
procps-ng-3.3.13
2015-08-15 11:12:40 +05:30
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* library: Increment to 7:0:1
No changes, no removals
New fuctions: numa_init, numa_max_node, numa_node_of_cpu,
numa_uninit, xalloc_err_handler
* doc: Document I idle state in ps.1 and top.1 Debian #886967
* free: fix some of the SI multiples issue #45
* kill: -l space between name parses correctly Debian #854407
* library: dont use vm_min_free on non Linux Debian #831396
* library: dont use SIGPWR on FreeBSD Debian #832148
* library: don't strip off wchan prefixes (ps & top) Redhat #1322111
* pgrep: warn about 15+ char name only if -f not used
* pgrep/pkill: only match in same namespace by default merge #41
* pidof: specify separator between pids merge #58
* pkill: Return 0 only if we can kill process Debian #852758
* pmap: fix duplicate output line under '-x' option Redhat #1374061
* ps: avoid eip/esp address truncations Debian #846361
* ps: recognizes SCHED_DEADLINE as valid CPU scheduler
* ps: display NUMA node under which a thread ran issue #58
* ps: Add seconds display for cputime and time merge #43
* ps: Add LUID field merge #57 Redhat #1518986
* sysctl: Permit empty string for value issue #74
* sysctl: Don't segv when file not available issue #76
* sysctl: Read and write large buffers merge #56
* top: add config file support for XDG specification
* top: eliminated minor libnuma memory leak
* top: show fewer memory decimal places (configurable) issue #50
* top: provide command line switch for memory scaling Redhat #1034466, issue #53
* top: provide command line switch for CPU States issue #55
* top: provides more accurate cpu usage at startup Redhat #1182327
* top: display NUMA node under which a thread ran issue #58
* top: fix argument parsing quirk resulting in SEGV Redhat #1450429
* top: delay interval accepts non-locale radix point Redhat #1182248
* top: address a wishlist man page NLS suggestion Debian #865689
* top: fix potential distortion in 'Mem' graph display issue #64
* top: provide proper multi-byte string handling issue #68
top: allow more flexible approach for startup defaults Those references below offer more detail regarding the default startup changes beginning with version 3.3.10. It is important to remember that all such changes were supposed to impact only new users or users who had not saved the personal config file (via that 'W' command). However, I introduced a bug wherein the rcfile was not fully honored. This gave the changes a bad reputation. That bug was corrected in release 3.3.11 but the issue of default startup options keeps resurfacing. And it's clear there's no consensus on what should be included. Our --disable-modern-top configure option is of little help since it remains an all-or-nothing approach. What we need is an answer offering unlimited customization. So, this commit will provide distribution packagers or system administrators with a much more flexible way to set their own preferred startup default configuration. A new rcfile is being introduced: '/etc/topdefaultrc', whose format/content is the same as a personal rcfile. Thus once a 'proper' enterprise configuration has been established and saved via 'W', it can be copied to the /etc/ directory. Thereafter, startup in the absence of a saved rcfile will use that configuration as default. Now if a distribution packager or system administrator wishes to expose their users to some of top's advanced capabilities they can do so gradually. Perhaps setting up graph mode for summary area task and memory display while retaining the %CPU sort could be tried. Or maybe showing colors, but better customized for a particular terminal emulator. Such possibilities are now endless. [ in exploiting this new capability, i hope that the ] [ other windows (alt display mode) aren't overlooked ] Reference(s): . Sep, 2014 - Not fully honoring rcfile bug discussed https://www.freelists.org/post/procps/top-saved-rcfile-bug . Oct, 2014 - Attempt to defend new startup defaults https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1153049 . Jul, 2015 - Forest vs. %CPU views discussion https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/issues/6 . Oct, 2017 - Question the use of --disable-modern-top https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499410 . Oct, 2017 - Forest vs. %CPU views discussion again https://www.freelists.org/post/procps/Forest-mode-by-default-in-top-seems-a-bit-strange . Dec, 2017 - Rehash of 3.3.10 startup defaults change https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/issues/78 Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
2017-12-17 11:30:00 +05:30
* top: startup defaults are fully customizable Redhat #1153049, #1499410, issues #6, #78
* see man page 6c. SYSTEM Configuration File
* watch: define HOST_NAME_MAX where not defined Debian #830734
* vmstat: Fix alignment for disk partition format issue #69
* watch: Support ANSI 39,49 reset sequences issue #73
procps-ng-3.3.12
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* libprocps API 6:0:0
* build: formerly optional --enable-oomem unconditional
* free: man document rewritten for shared Debian #755233
* free: interpret intervals in non-locale way Debian #692113
* kill: report error if cannot kill process Debian #733172
* library: refine calculation of 'cached' memory
* library: find tty quicker Debian #770215
* library: eliminate threads display inconsistencies Redhat #1284091
* pidof: check cmd if space found in argv0
* pmap: fixed detail parsing on long mapping lines
* pmap: fix occasional incorrect memory usage values Redhat #1262864
* ps: sort by cgroup Debian #692279
* ps: display control group name with -o cgname
* ps: fallback to attr/current for context Debian #786956
* ps: enabled broken 'thcount' option Redhat #1174313
* tests: conditionally add prctl Debian #816237
* top: displays the 3 new linux-4.5 RES memory fields
* top: man page memory fields corrected + new narrative
* top: added display of CGNAME (control group name)
* top: is now more responsive to cpus brought online
* top: namespace cols use suppressible zero
* top: zero suppress ('0') includes out-of-memory & nice
* top: better 'i' toggle management when scrolled
* top: the '=' key now includes active locate requests
* vmstat: devices exceeding 15 chars now displayed Redhat #586078
* watch: hostname added to header
* watch: better handling ANSI including esc[m Debian #830313
* watch: use locale-independent float Debian #692113
2015-08-15 11:12:40 +05:30
procps-ng-3.3.11
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* libprocps API 5:0:0
* pgrep: don't crash with -a -w flags. Merge 33, Debian #768190
* skill: command line with signal number interpreted correctly
* pmap: print process name even if smaps is unreadable Debian #775624
* ps: sort by etimes column, uses etime Debian #794619
2015-08-06 18:05:02 +05:30
* ps, top: Add support for LXC containers. Ubuntu #1174911
* w: work with smaller window sizes Debian #183394
* w: correctly find "best" proc with pid wrap
2015-08-06 18:05:02 +05:30
* library: use merged systemd library Debian #731256
* kill,skill,pkill: fix option parsing
* top once again will fully honor a saved rcfile,
without requiring --disable-modern-top. Debian #762928, #762947
2015-08-08 12:44:36 +05:30
* vmstat: Not crash if partition appears before disk Debian #736628
* free: -s without -c works Debian #733758
procps-ng-3.3.10
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* sysctl --system loads default config file - Debian #732920
* ps doesn't exit on SIGCONT
* top better accommodates discontinuous NUMA nodes
* ps cmdline trailing spaces suppressed under zsh, redhat #1057600
* kill restores the '-HUP -1' functionality
* vmstat -d / -p segfault eliminated when /sys is not mounted
* pgrep properly shows full command line when -au are combined
* vmstat supports timestamps with -t/--timestamp option
* top is now immune to distortions when system time is reset
* top standardized the <Esc> key support with prompted input
* top missing summary area info added to man document, ubuntu #574624
* top properly responds to the current locale LC_NUMERIC setting
* top provides alternate graph modes for cpu states and memory usage
* top offers new startup defaults, plus ./configure --disable-modern-top
* top exploits MemAvailable field and offers improved memory statistics
* ps new --quick-pid option, a more efficient alternative to --pid option
* usernames up to 32 characters now accommodated (up from 19), redhat #1112734
* free exploits MemAvailable field and offers improved memory statistics
* free considers slabs in displayed totals, debian #565518, ubuntu #126329
* watch supports new ANSI styles and background colors
procps-ng-3.3.9
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* kernel namespaces support added to skill, pgrep, ps and top
* pidof was reimplemented from scratch (replacing sysvinit pidof)
* ps has configurable libselinux support (--enable-libselinux)
* ps provides for display of systemd slice unit (--with-systemd)
* free can once again report non-zero 'shared' memory
* sysctl provides '--system' to ignore missing /etc/sysctl.conf
* watch interval capacity was increased - debian #720445
* pwdx no longer fails in a nonexistent locale - debian #718766
* top clarified summary area Mem/Swap stats - debian #718670
* top batch mode -w (width) abend fixed - debian #721204
* top man page removed 'Bd/Ed' mdoc macros - debian #725713
* top no longer clears screen at exit - redhat #977561
* top adapted to potential libnuma stderr message - redhat #998678
* top added missing batch mode newline - redhat #1008674
procps-ng-3.3.8
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* top adds extensions for linux NUMA/Node capability
* top has reverted to former %CPU and %MEM precision
but also provides a '--enable-wide-percent' option
Debian #707648
* eliminate the potential library segmentation fault
Debian #706259, RedHat #951391
* top now accommodates a window manager like 'screen'
top: inoculated against a window manager like 'screen' If top were invoked under the 'screen' window manager, writing the terminfo string 'exit_ca_mode' at top exit would not restore the display to the state existing at the time top was started. That's what occurs normally. The net result of that failure was a corrupted screen. However, there is a 'screen' configuration option that will produce proper 'rmcup' behavior, but it is off by default. That screencr option is known as 'altscreen'. I stumbled across this provision by cloning the screen git repository then searching for references to 'cup'. If 'altscreen on' had been in either the /etc/screenrc or the $HOME/.screenrc configuration file, my poor old top would never have been accused of such corruptions. Of course, the Programming Gods decree that any simple solution for our problem must always be revealed last. So before discovering that rc option, another approach was taken involving top only. With just a little extra refactoring of top display logic he was made immune to any such quirk in the implementation of 'smcup/rmcup'. I always feel good about any enhancement that actually reduces the total number of lines of code. Even though this change involved mostly rearranging some logic, it yielded one less line (can't judge by diffstat because of braces & notes). Anyway, rather than requiring some change to a screenrc file, now we are self-sufficient. Reference(s): procps --------------------------------------------- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=962022 http://www.freelists.org/post/procps/top-procpsng337-no-screen-cleaning-at-exit,3 . top : disable tty scrollback buffer to improve SIGWINCH commit dedaf6e1a81738ff08ee8e8523871e12f555ad6d screen --------------------------------------------- git://git.sv.gnu.org/screen.git . Improve cursor store/restore on smcup/rmcup. commit f95352946080be803b794c9f2733d8c809c1a39a . Fix using alternate screen buffers in some cases. commit ad56f746c6243d45124485d198d577bdbb78071c http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=558724 Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
2013-05-18 10:30:00 +05:30
RedHat #962022
* ps shows systemd unit and user unit for a process
procps-ng-3.3.7
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* top adds a powerful new filter feature wherein any
window can include or exlude selected fields which
contain specific values - Debian #682082 & #682083
* top preserves user input for later recall and edit
* top provides true input editing vs. just backspace
* top user filtering with exclusion - Debian #682086
* top field management resize errors no longer fatal
* top is more responsive to window resize (SIGWINCH)
* top will now preserve user's context when signaled
2012-11-06 17:31:08 +05:30
procps-ng-3.3.6
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* top adds a powerful new feature where the contents
of some file or output from a program, pipeline or
shell script can be viewed in its own scrollable &
searchable window while pausing the normal display
* top highlights matches with 'locate/next' commands
* top adds summary/task area memory scaling commands
* top adds a command to suppress insignificant zeros
* top adds a command line sort field override switch
* top provides a default PID for kill, nice commands
* top allows core dump generation, if a signal would
* pmap adds 2 new options based on smaps, -X and -XX
2012-11-06 17:31:08 +05:30
* Adjusted pmap pidlist storage Debian #688180
* programs will permit core-dumps RedHat #87825, 512857
* receiving a signal is not a crash RedHat #871824, 441656
* ps: Fixed negative etime RedHat #871819, #433266
* pkill -c option returns Debian #693783
* pmap uses correct types for memory allocation Debian #688180
* expose freeproc, adds function to API Debian #681653
2012-11-06 17:31:08 +05:30
procps-ng-3.3.5
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* Bumped SONAME to take into acccount API change
procps-ng-3.3.4
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* Removed ps -aux bogus message
* w get -i option to display IP addresses
* watch 8bit fixes Debian #675069
* Fixed FTBFS for non-linux Debian #677055
* pkill -u <uid> doesn't need space Debian #676239
* top enables intra-column horizontal scrolling
* top can display a task's environment
* top can display major/minor pg fault deltas, Debian ##84992
* top provides additional control over column widths
* top offers user controlled left/right justification
2012-03-03 09:40:48 +05:30
procps-ng-3.3.3
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* watch -g command repeats until something changes
2012-03-09 01:27:10 +05:30
* Changed labels of kB etc to KiB Debian #662786
* top supports hotplugged memory and cpus Debian #351934, #459287
* top %cpu not distorted when switch to/from threads Debian #441166
* top can read old toprc configuration files Debian #651213, #651863
* top supports input paste once again Debian #663334
* top -p avoids SEGV when pid doesn't exist Debian 668335
2012-05-20 10:09:52 +05:30
* Various DejaGNU test cases fixed
* pgrep.1 graoff syntax fix Debian #665425
* sysctl avoid crash when -p file has unexpected input
* sysctl .conf off-by-one error Debian #669128
* libprocps: protect locale env getting overwrite RedHat #548711
* Documentation catch up (fixed prior to 3.3.3)
. top repeating "%" wastes space Debian #322984
. top -U user name parse error Debian #623200
. top memory leaks Debian #627257
. top impossible task swap statistics Debian #628462
. top forest view segfault Debian #650864
2012-03-03 09:40:48 +05:30
2012-05-20 10:09:52 +05:30
2011-12-14 17:40:55 +05:30
procps-ng-3.3.1 --> procps-ng-3.3.2
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* Redefined library to use version-info
* NLS added! Programs can use po files to localise the output to suite
any supported languages.
* Imported a bunch of distribution patches:
watch: support unicode
watch: add precision wait time option -p
watch: interpret ANSI color code sequences
watch: add -exec and -beep flags and has better quoting
w: use environment to set user and from/host column widths
w: use COLUMNS environment if TIOCGWINSZ fails
w: bassman emulation with -o option
vmstat: do not scale si/so just like bi/bo
libprocps-ng: sysinfo.c: truncate the vmstat figure to 32 bits
tload: remote unneeded optarg and optind variables
sysctl: fix up some option processing
skill: kill prints perror
skill: do not treat skill null parameter as 0
skill: fix too greedy option parser
libprocps-ng: readproc.c: some type conversion help
ps: rename SZ to SIZE
ps: add sorting to %mem for ps
pmap: provide information for -x option
pgrep: distinguish between invalid commandline parameters and '-?'
pgrep: fix compiler warning saved_start_time might be used uninitialized
pgrep: add -c option for counting number of matched proceesses
pwdx & libprocps-ng: Hurd does not have MAX_PATH defined
ps: --sort does not work with time argument
skill: add CR to warning line
contrib: minimal ps: define mips PAGE_SIZE
libproc-ng: prettyfy proc mount messages
ps: add build option to disable ps option warning
libproc-ng: support building without WCHAR support
sysctl: remove index() for buildroot
* top now has a search capability
* User import is validated better to stop negative values for intervals etc
2011-12-14 17:40:55 +05:30
procps-ng-3.3.0 --> procps-ng-3.3.1
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2011-11-28 17:11:19 +05:30
* Added DejaGNU regression testing
* Fixed pgrep -u not finding processes Debian#649591
* Fixed pgrep crashing
* vmstat -p <part> finds partitions. Was Debian patch vmstat_part_format
fixes closed bugs RH#485243 and Debian#588677
2011-12-01 17:31:12 +05:30
* watch 8-bit clean, Was Debian patch watch_8bitchar
* slabtop prints plain ASCII in once mode
procps-3.2.8 --> procps-ng-3.3.0
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Debian, Fedora and openSUSE fork of procps.
2015-05-10 10:27:50 +05:30
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
environment/build changes:
. autotools integrated
. procps-ng specific options
--enable-oomem (add out-of-memory flds)
--disable-kill (do not build kill pgm)
--enable-w-from (from as default for w)
library changes:
. added control groups support
. added supplementary groups support
. introduced proc_t memory management
. enabled hot-plugged cpu support
. introduced new api's
readeither (readproc.c)
readproctab3 (readproc.c)
escaped_copy (escape.c)
free changes:
. rewritten/modernized
improved help
includes long options
added new processing options
. updated manual page
ps changes:
. added new fields
cgroups,etimes,supgid,supgrp,tgid
. exploited new library api's
top changes:
. redesigned fields management
. added new fields
cgroups,gid,nmin,nth,pgrp,ruid,
sid,suid,supgids,supgrps,suser,
tgid,tpgid
. added horizontal/vertical scrolling
. added flexible output override via -w
. added COMMAND column forest view via V
. added hot-plugged cpu/memory support
. improved user filtering via u|U
. improved signal handling
. restored zero delay functionality
. introduced true line input editing
. exploited new library api's
. improved performance up to 300%
Debian, Fedora and openSUSE fork of procps.
2015-05-10 10:27:50 +05:30
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
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procps-3.2.8 --> procps-3.2.9 (pending)
2009-12-10 17:07:48 +05:30
top: fix an aliasing problem -- thanks David Owen
2006-09-10 11:55:56 +05:30
procps-3.2.7 --> procps-3.2.8
2008-03-24 10:11:26 +05:30
ps: allow "+" in sort specifications, as in man page rh208217
2009-12-10 17:07:48 +05:30
ps: recognize SCHED_ISO and SCHED_IDLE
ps: document SCHED_BATCH and add a "see also" for stime
2006-12-18 00:17:18 +05:30
ps: man page less ambiguous
2009-12-10 17:07:48 +05:30
top: normal exit code should be 0 #341272 #354255 rh199174 suse493210
top: misc fixes
2007-05-28 05:46:39 +05:30
pgrep: usage error should exit with 2 #413383
vmstat: use EXIT_FAILURE -- thanks Yoshio Nakamura #425492
sysctl: fix crash -- thanks Steinar Gunderson #423704
2007-05-28 08:48:52 +05:30
watch: tolerate umlauts #207103
2009-12-10 17:07:48 +05:30
pmap: range limits with -A low,high
update /dev/tty* info to May 2009 devices.txt
2009-12-10 17:07:48 +05:30
don't read off end of string const rh469495 rh498182
2006-09-10 11:55:56 +05:30
2005-12-27 09:55:32 +05:30
procps-3.2.6 --> procps-3.2.7
2005-12-27 09:55:32 +05:30
top: document H option -- thanks Tony Ernst
2006-01-22 13:27:13 +05:30
top: terabytes -- thanks Tony Ernst
top: CPU usage column width fixes -- thanks Tony Ernst
2006-06-21 09:48:02 +05:30
top: *roff change #326517
2006-01-22 13:30:03 +05:30
ps: SCHED_BATCH is B
ps: fix s format (signals) output with thread display
watch: avoid integer overflow for the time delay
pwdx: buffer overflow fixed -- thanks Ulf Harnhammar
procps.spec needed a slash -- thanks Jesse Brandeburg
w: stale utmp entries snuck in via uninitialized var -- thanks Robert A Basch
2006-06-21 09:48:02 +05:30
pgrep/pkill: fix some realloc-related crashes #353894
2006-06-25 02:47:51 +05:30
pgrep/pkill: g is criteria (PLD Linux, patch found in locked filing cabinet)
sysctl: use - for stdin (PLD Linux: beware of the leopard)
top: show CPU time stolen from a virtual machine
2005-12-27 09:55:32 +05:30
2005-02-28 08:59:57 +05:30
procps-3.2.5 --> procps-3.2.6
2005-10-30 05:44:16 +05:30
vmstat: /proc/stat buffer big enough for 1024 CPUs
dietlibc needs termios.h for struct winsize -- thanks Thomas Ogrisegg
top: can do per-task display -- thanks John Blackwood rh114012
2005-02-28 08:59:57 +05:30
more MIPS crud -- thanks Jim Gifford and Ryan Oliver
2005-06-10 21:13:15 +05:30
begin prep for setuid
2005-10-30 09:00:14 +05:30
top: fix %CPU max on 2..9 CPU SMP -- thanks Ga*tan LEURENT rh110555
ps: fix crash related to realloc -- thanks David Houlder
2005-10-30 08:22:46 +05:30
ps: man page more detailed #334682
2005-10-30 09:00:14 +05:30
spelling fixes #300333 #334684 #334685
top: crash on resize fixed -- thanks Michal Maruska #320289
vmstat: -p handles /dev/ and does not overflow #319523 #330969
2005-02-28 08:59:57 +05:30
procps-3.2.4 --> procps-3.2.5
2005-01-06 05:43:12 +05:30
display problem on 64-bit systems fixed #287947
top: variable-width PID and PPID
top: variable-width %CPU rh110555
2005-01-06 02:51:58 +05:30
sysctl: better error messages
ps: security labels can contain any printable ASCII
top: help and version message on stdout, with exit(0) #283541
2005-01-06 05:43:12 +05:30
ps: SIGTSTP and SIGTTOU shouldn't print bug email address #246123
2005-01-06 02:20:54 +05:30
slabtop: compile with glibc 2.2.17 (and older, likely)
slabtop: fix overflow on huge NUMA boxes #264640
2005-01-26 10:48:37 +05:30
slabtop: accept any slabinfo 2.x format g77301 #287691 rh145369 rh145906
ps: alignment after WCHAN fixed ub5385
2005-01-26 10:48:37 +05:30
pmap: when no -x or -d option, show full path rh142751
2004-08-18 07:52:13 +05:30
procps-3.2.3 --> procps-3.2.4
2004-08-27 19:53:36 +05:30
support 64-bit MIPS with n32 binary
sparc32 optimized for sparc32 again
pwdx: new command -- thanks Nicholas Miell
2004-11-05 02:20:59 +05:30
ps: UTF-8 username + command -- thanks Karel Zak rh134763,rh112518,rh134780
2004-08-18 07:52:13 +05:30
ps: more room for some columns
2004-11-05 02:20:59 +05:30
ps: tolerate SubDomain security module CONTEXT/LABEL data #277401
2004-08-27 19:53:36 +05:30
watch: passes COLUMNS and LINES in environment
2004-09-12 21:13:48 +05:30
top: in batch mode, tolerate unknown $TERM -- thanks Daniel Walsh
pkill: quiet about processes that die before kill()
2004-08-18 07:52:13 +05:30
2004-07-21 05:01:12 +05:30
procps-3.2.2 --> procps-3.2.3
avoid truncating long usernames
avoid warning about -lncurses when not linking (more)
new names for shared libraries (packagers: watch out!)
"make install" no longer rebuilds everything
wchan now '*' for multi-threaded processes
2004-08-10 10:00:27 +05:30
ps: new man page -- thanks Nicolas Francois
ps: STAT shows l for multi-threaded processes
vmstat: some overflow problems fixed -- thanks Holger Kiehl
2004-07-30 10:19:14 +05:30
sysctl: man page fix
2004-07-21 05:01:12 +05:30
2004-04-13 09:26:52 +05:30
procps-3.2.1 --> procps-3.2.2
2004-07-17 20:55:45 +05:30
new packager (downstream maintainer) guidelines in README
2004-07-15 06:47:15 +05:30
move striping from install command to CFLAGS
2004-07-17 20:55:45 +05:30
new gcc options in use: -fweb, -frename-registers, etc.
2004-04-13 09:26:52 +05:30
avoid warning about -lncurses when not linking -- thanks FLWM
2004-07-15 10:59:56 +05:30
tolerate IA-64 headers without PAGE_SIZE
2004-04-26 06:17:31 +05:30
ps: k option, same as --sort
2004-07-15 20:52:23 +05:30
ps: personality-specific -x support (HP-UX and SVR4-MP)
2004-07-15 21:57:38 +05:30
pgrep: man page SEE ALSO updated #226817
2004-07-15 20:52:23 +05:30
sysctl: -q and -N options
sysctl: better error handling of failed writes
top: tolerate sparse CPU numbering
2004-07-07 05:41:19 +05:30
top: try to handle terminals lacking rmam and smam #235003
2004-07-15 06:47:15 +05:30
top: xterm dislikes clear-to-eol at eol (char lost)
2004-07-15 20:52:23 +05:30
vmstat: fixed -d
watch: allow sub-second intervals -- thanks Thomas Stewart
2004-04-13 09:26:52 +05:30
2004-03-20 09:13:15 +05:30
procps-3.2.0 --> procps-3.2.1
build even w/ curses in an odd location -- thanks to Segher Boessenkool
ps: STAT flags for fg process group and session leader
2004-03-27 09:25:52 +05:30
ps: STAT flags for swapped out process dropped (was broken)
ps: new -M and Z options for security data (SELinux, etc.)
slabtop: detect broken /proc/slabinfo -- thanks to Fabian Frederick
slabtop: ensure that error messages show up on the screen -- FF again
2004-03-20 09:13:15 +05:30
2004-01-29 09:03:44 +05:30
procps-3.1.15 --> procps-3.2.0
build on IA-64 again #227933
2004-01-29 09:03:44 +05:30
pmap: output like Solaris 9, not Solaris 7
2004-01-27 01:31:56 +05:30
ps: also handle SELinux on the 2.4.xx kernels
2004-01-25 04:13:27 +05:30
top: during a ^Z, the terminal was messed up #228822
future-proof the tty handling (thanks to Zhou Wei)
slabtop (Chris Rivera and Robert Love) #226778
pmap: detect the primary stack
2004-01-29 10:35:37 +05:30
pmap: -d format
free: report high and low memory
2003-10-23 09:11:58 +05:30
procps-3.1.14 --> procps-3.1.15
install to /lib64 if it exists
2003-12-24 09:48:24 +05:30
hide kernel PID bug (Linux 2.4.13-pre1 to 2.4.MAX) #217278 #219730 #217525 #224470
2003-12-13 22:21:40 +05:30
ps: faster threaded display
2003-12-24 09:48:24 +05:30
top: auto-margin problem #217559
ps: support NSA SELinux, all builds, Linux 2.6+ #193648
sysctl: tweak man page for ESR's broken parser
2003-10-23 09:11:58 +05:30
2003-09-28 08:15:05 +05:30
procps-3.1.13 --> procps-3.1.14
top: displays on more genuine serial terminals
2003-09-28 08:15:05 +05:30
handle 32-bit dev_t of Linux 2.6
2003-09-29 09:39:52 +05:30
ps: finally, m and -m satisfy the original design
ps: distinct per-thread and whole-process pending signals
2003-09-28 08:15:05 +05:30
2003-09-18 03:28:32 +05:30
procps-3.1.12 --> procps-3.1.13
2003-09-20 13:59:55 +05:30
ps: can display NPTL threads w/ kernel patch
2003-09-18 03:28:32 +05:30
no seLinux for now (new kernel interface)
2003-08-11 07:29:53 +05:30
procps-3.1.11 --> procps-3.1.12
2003-09-17 22:44:32 +05:30
ps: explicit width ("ps -o pid,wchan:42,args")
ps: $PS_FORMAT works properly #201575
2003-09-08 07:09:49 +05:30
top: new Linux 2.6.0-test4 CPU stats shown
2003-09-08 04:58:49 +05:30
top: multiple -p options work again
2003-09-06 10:41:04 +05:30
top: fixed 4 GB wrap-around
2003-09-17 22:44:32 +05:30
ps: has a set of tests to ensure correctness
2003-09-06 10:41:04 +05:30
man page: /var/run/utmp, not /etc/utmp #206583
2003-09-01 05:48:58 +05:30
required flags moved out of CFLAGS #205429
2003-08-11 07:29:53 +05:30
RPM generation handles /lib64
WCHAN skips leading '.'
vmstat: numerous new features
2003-07-14 17:41:43 +05:30
procps-3.1.10 --> procps-3.1.11
compile with gcc 2.95 again (C99 issue)
2003-06-08 06:16:07 +05:30
procps-3.1.9 --> procps-3.1.10
2003-07-03 10:50:19 +05:30
handle GPLONLY_ symbols #143549 #188374
2003-06-30 09:00:35 +05:30
kill: better man page
skill: better man page
2003-07-03 10:50:19 +05:30
ps: PID-like columns change width as needed
2003-07-01 07:09:32 +05:30
top: COMMAND instead of Command
vmstat: -m displays slabinfo
vmstat: -d displays disk stats
2003-06-08 06:16:07 +05:30
procps-3.1.8 --> procps-3.1.9
2003-05-31 21:19:44 +05:30
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
2003-05-24 08:04:42 +05:30
top: ditch warning until a GOOD interface is found #188271
2003-05-31 21:19:44 +05:30
kill: more info in the man page #182414
ps: document the -o, o, -O, and O options #169301
2003-05-31 08:31:18 +05:30
vmstat: choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000...
procps-3.1.7 --> procps-3.1.8
top: fix keyboard handling (help screen, etc.)
2003-02-18 09:21:03 +05:30
procps-3.1.6 --> procps-3.1.7
2003-03-19 06:45:58 +05:30
Makefile: made SKIP feature easier to use
2003-02-24 11:35:34 +05:30
watch: --help now explains -t, --no-title #182246
2003-02-18 09:21:03 +05:30
ps: warning directs users to the FAQ
2003-03-18 05:12:00 +05:30
top: batch mode can refresh by fractional seconds
top: faster start-up
top: do not refresh like crazy
ps: better crash message
2003-02-18 09:21:03 +05:30
2003-01-23 12:38:00 +05:30
procps-3.1.5 --> procps-3.1.6
2003-02-17 06:27:15 +05:30
handle the 2.5.61 kernel
2003-02-11 13:49:12 +05:30
top: memory leak fixed
2003-02-09 13:01:11 +05:30
ps: new --ppid option selects by PPID
2003-02-18 09:21:03 +05:30
watch: new --no-title option #179862
2003-01-23 12:38:00 +05:30
handle SPARC Linux badness
rare crash fixed
compile with gcc 2.91.xx again
more informative "ps --info"
2003-01-24 14:12:16 +05:30
README update
2003-02-18 09:21:03 +05:30
ps: compare more with "ps -C verylongname" #178127
2003-01-23 12:38:00 +05:30
2002-12-21 11:52:00 +05:30
procps-3.1.4 --> procps-3.1.5
ancient (2.x.xx era) data corruption fixed
serious hidden-process problem (3.1.3+) fixed
2002-12-21 19:43:33 +05:30
w: escape sequence vulnerability fixed
2002-12-21 11:52:00 +05:30
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
2002-12-12 04:47:18 +05:30
procps-3.1.2 --> procps-3.1.3
uses /proc/*/wchan files when available
2002-12-12 04:47:18 +05:30
top: user selection
2002-12-13 03:28:12 +05:30
sysctl: add -e for Red Hat 8.0 boot scripts
sysctl: the obvious --help, -V, and --version
sysctl: some command line error checking
2002-12-12 04:47:18 +05:30
w: stdout, not stderr -- thanks to Sander van Malssen
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
procps-3.1.1 --> procps-3.1.2
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
better RPM generation
2002-12-08 09:42:33 +05:30
use C99 features
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
some seLinux fixes
2002-12-08 05:49:44 +05:30
now count Inact_laundry as needed #172163
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
ps: fewer globals
ps: hardware-enforced buffer protection
2002-12-08 09:42:33 +05:30
ps: 1 kB smaller
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
top: B command added (for bold on/off)
top: handle old (and future) config files
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
top: man page tweak
2002-12-08 05:44:02 +05:30
top: old sort keys #167249
top: out-of-bounds RT as "RT"
top: several times faster
top: t command fixed
vmstat: -f
vmstat: -s
w: much faster
watch: don't drop empty lines #171005
watch: re-indented
2002-12-01 12:35:08 +05:30
2002-11-20 09:39:26 +05:30
procps-3.1.0 --> procps-3.1.1
vmstat faster on 2.5.xx kernels
vmstat header fixed
vmstat -a re-fixed
2002-12-08 09:42:33 +05:30
procps-3.0.5 --> procps-3.1.0
2002-10-27 16:05:13 +05:30
2002-11-09 07:30:52 +05:30
vmstat displays IO-wait time instead of bogus "w"
2002-10-27 16:05:13 +05:30
can build w/o shared library (set SHARED=0)
when IO-wait hidden, count as idle, not as sys
pmap command added (like Sun has)
2002-11-08 13:12:54 +05:30
do not crash GNU make 3.79
2002-11-09 07:30:52 +05:30
top slightly faster
2002-10-27 16:05:13 +05:30
2002-10-21 14:37:18 +05:30
procps-3.0.4 --> procps-3.0.5
top tolerates super-wide displays
better (?) RPM generation
2002-10-23 08:30:31 +05:30
XConsole and top.desktop removed
old build system removed
code cleanup
pgrep and pkill get "-o" (oldest matching process)
had vmstat "bi" and "bo" output interchanged on 2.5.xx
fix man page tbl directives
2002-10-24 03:18:11 +05:30
top man page cleaned up
2002-10-21 14:37:18 +05:30
2002-10-14 13:23:08 +05:30
procps-3.0.3 --> procps-3.0.4
2002-10-19 03:50:41 +05:30
make top go faster
Linux 2.2.xx ELF note warning removed
only show IO-wait on recent kernels
fix top's SMP stats
fix top for "dumb" and "vt510" terminals
2002-10-19 14:19:00 +05:30
in top, limit the priority values to -99 ... 99
2002-10-14 13:23:08 +05:30
2002-10-13 02:21:13 +05:30
procps-3.0.2 --> procps-3.0.3
more "make install" fixes
lib CFLAGS working again
top.1 codes fixed
bad (int*) cast in top removed
2002-10-13 15:02:25 +05:30
top runs faster
2002-10-14 10:42:14 +05:30
libproc memory corruption fixed
rant moved out of top.1 man page
ability to SKIP installing things
fixed ps --sort crash
2002-10-13 02:21:13 +05:30
2002-10-12 04:15:09 +05:30
procps-3.0.1 --> procps-3.0.2
2002-10-12 07:12:18 +05:30
top defaults to the old layout
top defaults to sorting by %CPU
2002-10-12 04:15:09 +05:30
fix top for non-SMP 2.2.xx and 2.0.xx
2002-10-12 07:12:18 +05:30
new "make install" fixed
2002-10-12 04:15:09 +05:30
vmstat -a fixed
vmstat compiles with latest gcc-3.x
vmstat does 64-bit time
2002-10-09 10:22:40 +05:30
procps-3.0.0 --> procps-3.0.1
2002-10-09 11:53:58 +05:30
sysctl handles net/ipv4/conf/eth1.0123/tag (VLAN interface)
sysctl handles net.ipv4.conf.eth1/0123.tag (VLAN interface)
2002-10-09 10:22:40 +05:30
"ps" is now about 2x faster than in procps-2.x.x
"ps -F" now documented
w works in KOI8-R locale
vmstat documentation update
2002-10-11 01:38:37 +05:30
"skill -n blah blah blah" lets you test options
simple "make && make install" now
2002-10-09 10:22:40 +05:30
procps-2.x.x --> procps-3.0.0
2002-10-07 02:33:29 +05:30
designed to support Linux 2.0 through 2.5.41 and beyond
new top, with optional: color, windowing, SMP stats
runs faster
more "it crashes" bugs fixed
top shows IO-wait time
vmstat can show active/inactive memory stats
real-time info supported in ps
correct "ps -o size" and "ps --sort size"
new maintainers
reduced memory usage for ps
allow large PIDs to be specified
SELINUX support is just a recompile away
the "F" column shrank, so "ps -l" has more command name room
64-bit time reduces the overflow problem
support S/390, IA-64 emulator, and user-mode Linux
oldps is gone
configure script -- use "make -f Makefile.noam" as a backup
"w" program better at determining what a user is doing
more stable
code at http://procps.sf.net/ now (SourceForge)
Earlier changes, for those not using Debian already:
more stable
runs faster
-F format option
better error reporting in ps for unknown format specifiers
BSD's sysctl options -b and -X
top displays well on large-memory systems
old BSD-style select-by-PID ("ps l$$")
15-character user names
ps 'f' ASCII art forest fixed
add SIGSYS on i386
top reports real RSS value
large-memory systems work
minimal ps program for embedded systems (minimal.c)
BSD personality process selection fixed
support locale (French) with ',' and '.' mixed up
pgrep program
includes the "kill" and "nice" programs
don't chop non-tty ps output at 80 columns