From owner-freebsd-doc Wed Mar 6 15:43:16 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C6A337B435 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:40:02 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g26Ne2664211; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:40:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Received: from lists.blarg.net (lists.blarg.net [206.124.128.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64DAD37B402 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:35:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from thig.blarg.net (thig.blarg.net [206.124.128.18]) by lists.blarg.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04624BD11 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:35:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.localdomain ([206.124.139.115]) by thig.blarg.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id PAA10677 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:35:27 -0800 Received: (from jojo@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.3) id g26Nckq41987; Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:38:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from swear@blarg.net) Message-Id: Date: 06 Mar 2002 15:38:46 -0800 From: "Gary W. Swearingen" Reply-To: swear@blarg.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/35612: ps(1) page "state" description doesn't mention "spread". Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 35612 >Category: docs >Synopsis: ps(1) page "state" description doesn't mention "spread". >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Mar 06 15:40:02 PST 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gary W. Swearingen >Release: FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: n/a ================ >Description: The ps(1) man page "state" description implies that only single-character indicators are used and doesn't describe the several words that may appear there, like: spread, select, accept, sbwait (observed in a "ps" output posted to a mailing list). The "top" man page probably has a similar problem. ================ >How-To-Repeat: n/a ================ >Fix: Because this is really a "kernel" thing that could effect other programs like "top", it probably should be discussed in the Handbook and referred to from the man page(s). Here is a bit of a mailing list: > What does a "spread" state mean? This server is a multiprocessor box > if it helps. Actually, it's obvious from the top that you've got an smp machine. You don't get CPU1 and a C column on up machines. > man on top, cp, and ps make no mention of it. That's because what's being shown is a reason the developer gave for putting the process in a sleep state. In fact, that's what all the lower case ones are. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message