Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:48:52 +0200 | From | "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] proc: fix documentation for /proc/stat, line "intr" |
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On 04/23/2014 11:48 AM, Jan Moskyto Matejka wrote: > n Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 03:35:39PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On 04/22/14 11:19, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >>> On 04/22/2014 05:29 PM, Jan Moskyto Matejka wrote: >>>> The sum at the beginning of line "intr" includes also unnumbered interrupts. >>>> It implies that the sum at the beginning isn't the sum of the remainder of the >>>> line, not even an estimation. >>>> >>>> Fixed the documentation to mention that. >>> >>> I'm not really doubting what you claim, Jan, but it would be really >>> helpful if you provided some data to support the proposed change >>> (Kernel source references, or notes about testing you've done, or >>> pointers to mailing list threads, authoritative note that you are >>> the maintainer of some relevant kernel subsystem...). Do you have >>> something like that? (It's also useful for the change log.) >> >> I wouldn't mind more of a changelog, but the additional text is >> certainly correct. >> >> Thanks. I'll apply the patch, but more changelog comments are welcome. > > Thank you for applying. > > You may add following line to the changelog: > This behaviour was added to /proc/stat in commit a2eddfa95919a730e0e5ed17e9c303fe5ba249cd.
Thanks, Jan -- that's indeed helpful for the man-pages changelog!
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