Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 09:15:34 GMT From: Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 428200d2f068 - main - RELNOTES: ps(1): Document change in behavior for '-a'/'-A' Message-ID: <202505070915.5479FYUt098619@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by olce: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=428200d2f0689aa801f5cab15d3066e2c77825f5 commit 428200d2f0689aa801f5cab15d3066e2c77825f5 Author: Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-05-06 13:42:33 +0000 Commit: Olivier Certner <olce@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-05-07 09:14:50 +0000 RELNOTES: ps(1): Document change in behavior for '-a'/'-A' Document the practical consequence of change "ps(1): Make '-a' and '-A' always show all processes" (93a94ce731a8) that specifying '-a'/'-A' leads to printing all processes regardless of the presence of other process selection options (except for '-x'/'-X', which command a filter). While here, mention a possible practical issue with '-J', as reported by dch@. This option was introduced by commit "Add -J to filter by matching jail IDs and names." (13767130c7147ae7182a, r265229), which unfortunately talked about '-J' being a filter while actually implementing it as a regular selection option which adds to the processes to display. Reviewed by: dch MFC after: 1 day Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50193 --- RELNOTES | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/RELNOTES b/RELNOTES index 369ce0d9c504..49a4085214aa 100644 --- a/RELNOTES +++ b/RELNOTES @@ -15,6 +15,24 @@ Changes to this file should not be MFCed. interfaces for viewing and manipulating audio device settings (sysctls, /dev/sndstat), into a single utility with a similar control-driven interface to that of mixer(8). + +93a94ce731a8: + ps(1)'s options '-a' and '-A', when combined with any other one + affecting the selection of processes except for '-X' and '-x', would + have no effect, in contradiction with the rule that one process is + listed as soon as any of the specified options selects it (inclusive + OR), which is both mandated by POSIX and arguably a natural expectation. + This bug has been fixed. + + As a practical consequence, specifying '-a'/'-A' now causes all + processes to be listed regardless of other selection options (except for + '-X' and '-x', which still apply). In particular, to list only + processes from specific jails, one must not use '-a' with '-J'. Option + '-J', contrary to its apparent initial intent, never worked as a filter + in practice (except by accident with '-a' due to the bug), but instead + as any other selection options (e.g., '-U', '-p', '-G', etc.) subject to + the "inclusive OR" rule. + 995b690d1398: ps(1)'s '-U' option has been changed to select processes by their real user IDs instead of their effective one, in accordance with POSIX and
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