Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:30:43 -0500 (EST) From: Dan Mahoney <danm@prime.gushi.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/130364: Man page for top needs explanation of CPU states Message-ID: <200901110630.n0B6UhBq005403@prime.gushi.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200901110640.n0B6e2Dw024757@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 130364 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Man page for top needs explanation of CPU states >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: Sun Jan 11 06:40:01 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dan Mahoney >Release: FreeBSD 6.4-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD prime.gushi.org 6.4-STABLE FreeBSD 6.4-STABLE #0: Thu Dec 4 13:23:40 EST 2008 danm@prime.gushi.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PRIME6 i386 >Description: The top manpage lists at its end some FreeBSD notes, that describe what the various memory states are (wired cache buf etc). It's a useful piece of information. However, the other information displayed in top (cpu states) have no such explanations. >How-To-Repeat: top man top >Fix: I would suggest a correction but I'm not so sure I understand the subtleties of the various states well enough to document them in a definitive manner. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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