diff -up procps-3.2.7/top.1.cpudesc procps-3.2.7/top.1 --- procps-3.2.7/top.1.cpudesc 2008-01-18 08:04:19.000000000 +0100 +++ procps-3.2.7/top.1 2008-01-18 08:15:49.000000000 +0100 @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ 2. FIELDS / Columns a. DESCRIPTIONS of Fields b. SELECTING and ORDERING Columns + c. SUMMARY Area Fields 3. INTERACTIVE Commands a. GLOBAL Commands b. SUMMARY Area Commands @@ -540,6 +540,20 @@ You\fI move\fR a field to the\fB left\fR upper case\fR letter and to the\fB right\fR with the\fB lower case\fR letter. +.\" ...................................................................... +.SS 2c. SUMMARY Area Fields +.\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- +The summary area fields describing CPU statistics are abbreviated. They provide +information about times spent in: + \fR us = user mode + \fR sy = system mode + \fR ni = low priority user mode (nice) + \fR id = idle task + \fR wa = I/O waiting + \fR hi = servicing IRQs + \fR si = servicing soft IRQs + \fR st = steal (time given to other DomU instances) + .\" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .SH 3. INTERACTIVE Commands