In that issue cited below, Tyson Nottingham identified
a potential abend which was associated with 'alternate
display mode' plus that troublesome 'mkVIZrow1' macro.
He also offered a perfectly adequate fix for that bug.
I refer to that macro as troublesome since it's now so
widely used and sometimes (by design) causes 'begtask'
to go negative (invalid). And now I found yet one more
place where it should have been used but wasn't ('f').
It's also troublesome as evidenced by some git history
listed below. Heck, there was even a commit addressing
the same symptoms (alternate display mode abend) which
Tyson suffered. Clearly, the current design is flawed.
So, with those two issues in mind, I've refactored the
approach to maintaining a visible task in the 1st row.
Henceforth, a 'mkVIZrow1' macro will be issued in only
two places: once at startup and after most keystrokes.
Such an approach likely results in additional calls to
the 'window_hlp' routine that aren't really necessary.
But, it provides a cleaner design less prone to errors
in the future. Besides, such additional overhead would
only be incurred when interacting with the user. Thus,
new costs are of no concern and will never be noticed.
Reference(s):
. Tyson Nottingham reported problem
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/issues/245
. Jun, 2018 - visible row 1 tasks first addressed
commit 6aedeac667
. Jun, 2018 - adressed edge case, new bugs created
commit 9d59ddc466
. Sep, 2018 - additional edge case addressed
commit 59f02f19c7
. May, 2021 - some abends fixed, new error created
commit 8281ac4f98
. Jun, 2021 - try to prorect against future errors
commit 2ea082b4af
. Sep, 2021 - integrate mkVIZ & 'focused' tasks
commit 69978e3650
Discovered by: Tyson Nottingham
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
If we're deleting a character or operating in overtype
mode, we must account for the potential of 'invisible'
characters. When one follows any character about to be
deleted or replaced both multi-byte sequences must go.
Without this change, there exists the possibility that
top might report some error where no error is apparent
to the user. For example, with 'other filtering' (o/O)
the user could see "unrecognized field name 'COMMAND'"
where the quoted column name appears perfectly normal.
Or maybe a sequences like the 'combining acute accent'
gets applied to an existing character instead of being
deleted as one expects when its parent was eliminated.
So, henceforth whenever any character is being deleted
we will now check for a following 'invisible' sequence
then eliminate it along with that preceding character.
[ admittedly, these scenarios are very rare yet they ]
[ may occur, especially when recalling some previous ]
[ multi-byte strings for editing. and, since we will ]
[ be interacting with a user, performance won't be a ]
[ factor so extra checks for a zero wcwidth is fine. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This commit just provides the final protection against
possible screen corruption when processing line input.
[ such corruption was limited to the input line only ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
With the library change calculating 'MEMINFO_MEM_USED'
top must be tweaked in order to retain the distinction
between non-cached used memory and cached used memory.
[ assuming one of the two graphs are being displayed ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Some kdeinit tasks have a large environment consisting
mostly of nulls which were then followed by one or two
printable characters. Such strange environments should
not be shown with that 'not applicable' (n/a) notation
even though that first string vector is equal to '\0'.
I thought I had covered such a contingency but, due to
a misplaced right parenthesis, that '^N' bottom window
could see 'n/a' + a bunch of spaces + printable stuff.
Well, that won't happen anymore with this tiny change.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This program was well equipped to properly handle utf8
multi-byte characters - except for one important area!
If users typed any unicode character (shift+ctrl+u) or
pasted a utf-8 multi-byte string as a response to some
input prompt, those characters would simply be ignored
since they would not pass the internal 'isprint' test.
Well, now we can handle such data while preserving all
line editing provisions such as insertions, deletions,
destructive backspace, prior line recall (up/down) and
those all important cursor left plus right arrow keys.
[ we even support overtype mode for multi-byte stuff ]
[ even though our gui emulator will not let us alter ]
[ the cursor as confirmation (as we do at a console) ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Given that we won't always be able to alter the cursor
shapes (from underscore to block) if in input overtype
mode, this commit will at least provide a visual clue.
[ while this libvte quirk will impact gnome-terminal ]
[ and likely others, we're able to change the cursor ]
[ shape from underscore to block at a linux console. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
In the commit shown below the bottom window was forced
off if a full screen replacement function was invoked.
It did so by setting Frames_signal after calling those
routines from the keys_global function. However, there
was sometimes a possibility such action was premature.
At least two of those full screen replacement routines
may issue an error message & return without corrupting
the screen. As such, forcing off that bottom window is
totally unnecessary. It therefore should be preserved.
So this commit just moves the setting of Frames_signal
to the full screen replacement routines when possible.
Reference(s):
. May, 2022 - bottom window forced off for some
commit d66c1f39b5
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
[ along the way, we'll fix-up the section 4 commands ]
[ summary which has gotten a little outdated lately. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Messages issued by top will be displayed for only 1.25
seconds. And while this length of time would appear to
be acceptable (given the absence of complaints), there
will be times when a specific message might be missed.
So, this commit offers users the opportunity to recall
up to 10 of the most recent messages that were issued.
[ we'll just exploit top's new bottom window feature ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Now that a potential use of that bottom 'window' for a
menu has been demonstrated, we'll remove such clutter.
[ after all, the prior commit cautioned against text ]
[ made conditional which might also be translatable. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
While it is acceptable to make text usage conditional,
one must never make the text itself conditional. After
all, the translators must be presented with all of the
text so the opportunity to translate it is never lost.
[ one wonders who the idiot was that did this anyway ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Fix some errors introduced in the commits shown below.
Reference(s):
. Apr, 2022 - 'keys_global' missed redundancy
commit 27f5904edd
. Apr, 2022 - added extraneous comma in help text
commit fb32021eeb
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
If the special bottom 'window' routines remain unaware
of potential multi-byte characters, that heading could
be truncated prematurely and unnecessary blank line(s)
added to the reserved rows at the bottom of a display.
So, in both cases, this patch will now account for any
difference between string lengths and display columns.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This patch attempts to reduce the proliferation of the
bottom window support routines by combining the 'misc'
with 'item' functions. Along the way we can now rename
those two 'pick' functions 'menu' while keeping proper
alphabetic order among all the bottom window routines.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Really, extend shift+tab navigation to only some linux
consoles (or maybe most consoles). However, there were
some consoles where shift+tab always yields just '\t'.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Since top now uses string vectors for two items in the
new focus window (cmdline & environ), there is no real
use for that 'separator' specified at toggle time. So,
this commit will find a new use for what is the space.
Henceforth, when a user is navigating using the tab or
backtab keys, should a strv element with focus contain
embedded space(s), it will be emphasized & highlighted
using the current window's message color (capclr_msg).
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
A commit that changes no code but, hopefully, helps to
better document where and how such literals were used.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This commit just brings that 'bot_focus_strv' function
up to the same standard as the vanilla 'bot_focus_str'
guy. Namely, if there is no cmdline or environ for any
process, that bottom window will now display an 'n/a'.
[ with the nature of those string vectors, it wasn't ]
[ the same simple process found for regular strings. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Some of those bottom windows grow quite large, as with
the firefox environment. If one is navigating the data
using the tab key, it can be very inconvenient when an
element should be reexamined but that focus has moved.
Therefore, this commit will support the 'back_tab' key
which is a standard combination of the shift+tab keys.
Now a user can easily backup up to any missed element,
assuming a terminal emulator honors that terminfo key.
[ a gui emulator typically will honor the 'back_tab' ]
[ terminfo string, whereas a linux console does not. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Using 'mempcpy' was a mistake where plain old 'memcpy'
was appropriate. More importantly, the careless length
specified resulted in a SEGV under some circumstances.
[ namely, it occurred under a multi-threaded top and ]
[ the top program itself as focus + CtrlN 'environ'. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
After satisfying increased buffer size in the previous
patch, I decided to improve the highlight accuracy for
both the command lines plus the environment variables.
Since they both may contain elements which themselves
include embedded spaces, to accomplish this goal, one
must trade vanilla strings for string vectors instead.
[ at last such library items have now been justified ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
As it turns out, some of the 'environ' strings are big
enough to overrun the initial buffer sizes. And, while
no real harm was done (other than to silently truncate
the output), this patch will increase the buffer size.
While we're at it. we will normalize a few more buffer
declarations along with correcting a couple typos too.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
[ and along the way, those 2 newest namespace fields ]
[ are now mentioned under that same 'X' command part ]
[ this commit already changed for improved response. ]
[ they should have been included in the patch below. ]
Reference(s):
commit 6e78355d4d
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
[ along the way we will restore '^R' to keys summary ]
[ plus correct a leftover reference to 'Ctrl-V' too. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This commit adds a prototype for a potential extension
of that tabbed bottom window capability. It introduces
a 'menu' which then provides for users' selections. It
does not actually do anything meaningful and will only
be enabled with the new #define called 'BOT_PICK_YES'.
[ since it's just a proof of concept, no attempt has ]
[ been made to add the usual NLS translation support ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This commit introduces the 'tab' key which can be used
to highlight individual elements in that bottom 'Ctrl'
window. This can really help when reviewing such data.
[ note, normal ongoing monitoring continues unabated ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This commit adds support for displaying the namespaces
in top's separate bottom 'Ctrl' window. Along the way,
the plumbing is now in place to extend this capability
to other data (if we don't run out of '^' keystrokes).
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This patch will just set the stage for the next commit
where we'll be adding the capability to display things
that sometimes may necessitate multiple library items.
In that effort we will be adding several new routines.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
In that commit shown below, the concept of a corrupted
display was introduced so that 'Ctrl' windows could be
redrawn now that they were made more persistent. Well,
it turns out there is another case where redrawing was
necessary. That is when transitioning between task and
thread modes. So this patch addresses those occasions.
Reference(s):
. May, 2022 - introduced Frames_signal BREAK_screen
commit d66c1f39b5
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
In the patch referenced below the bottom 'Ctrl' window
was made to remain until it was dismissed by the user.
As such, it required abandoning a 'Cap_nl_clreos' used
when all the terminal rows had not been drawn. Instead
each line had to be cleared individually until the row
reserved for that 'Ctrl' window area had been reached.
Unfortunately, while a 'Cap_nl_clreos' didn't create a
problem for 'batch' mode, a 'Cap_clr_eol' used instead
yielded an unending loop if those rows were limitless.
So, now we will only clear that area when top isn't in
'batch' mode (which should have always been the case).
Reference(s):
. May, 2022 - bottom window made sticky
commit 0f2a755b0b
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Well darn it, whoever wrote that new library caught me
with my pants down (again?). Shoot, they were not just
down but somehow missing altogether. Here's the story.
Any item from that library supported by dynamic memory
can only be represented in user's stacks exactly once.
Should any string based enumerator be duplicated among
the items array, for any instance beyond the first the
library will return '[ duplicate ENUM ]' for a result.
That's where I lost my pants. While command lines were
given special handling (and never duplicated) I failed
to turn on CGROUPS, SUPGRPS & ENVIRON when testing the
Ctrl-G, Ctrl-U & Ctrl-N keys. If any of those 3 are on
that's when a Ctrl window sees a 'duplicate' notation.
[ and who runs top with such fields displayed anyway ]
In responding to this oops, the internals were changed
quite dramatically & vastly simplified in the process.
More importantly, the 'duplicate' results are no more.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
To complete the implementation of this new feature, we
must address the problem created by any commands which
offer their own full replacement displays. Should that
'Ctrl' bottom window be active, a return from any such
command leaves that lower portion of a terminal blank.
While we could issue a 'TAGGED_TOSS' macro right after
invoking any of those 4 (currently) affected commands,
it is wrong to make them aware of this 'tagged' stuff.
So, I'll opt for a more generalized solution whereby a
notice regarding a corrupted screen is broadcast. Then
the logic already aware of 'tagging' can deal with it.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
After making that new bottom window more persistent, I
decided to offer a build choice for somebody who might
prefer to have the rug pulled out from under him while
reviewing window contents should some target task end.
If 'TAGGED_BRIEF' is defined old behavior is restored.
[ it should be noted, however, that when this define ]
[ is active we'll lose any benefit of onetime update ]
[ for the bottom window. just like with the original ]
[ behavior, it is repainted with every update cycle. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
I grew tired of inadvertently causing a premature exit
from top when all I wanted was to review some process'
environment variables. That 'V' key was just too close
to the 'C' key so the '^V' attempt became one of '^C'.
Well, not any more. Should a user wish to see a task's
environment, it will now require the '^N' combination.
[ it also now places G/U & N/K on a similar diagonal ]
Along the way, lower case Ctrl key combinations on the
help screen were all changed into upper case versions.
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
After using this new feature for awhile, I encountered
numerous times when that 'Ctrl' window would disappear
as I was studying the contents. This was caused by the
death of the target task but it made me think that the
window could/should persist until dismissed by a user.
Well, now it will persist until that same Ctrl key has
been struck a 2nd time or a different Ctrl key used to
target another process after positioning it on row #1.
So now, instead of that former 'moving target' type of
approach, this window is more of a 'snapshot' in time.
[ even more significant, perhaps, is the fact that a ]
[ Ctrl window will now be drawn exactly 1 time only, ]
[ instead of being repainted after each delay cycle. ]
[ this will remain true no matter how many intervals ]
[ might elapse while its contents were under review. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
This minor addition to that new 'Ctrl' feature is more
important than it seems. It's responsible for alerting
yours truly to the 'LIBPROC_HIDE_KERNEL' bug addressed
in the very next commit. All this while, program names
for some tasks would be mysteriously replaced with the
kernel 'kworker' names. However, customary clutter for
the top process display tended to obscure such a fact.
[ and, of course, to notice the problem in the first ]
[ place required one to have the command line toggle ]
[ 'off' or perhaps to toggle its state 'on' & 'off'. ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
There are times when one might want to see some task's
particular variable width data. However, prior to this
commit, the only way was to first turn on a field then
scroll through it via repeated right arrow keystrokes.
[ this also required that field to be displayed last ]
Needless to say, given the potential length of some of
that variable data this could be extremely cumbersome.
Now with this patch, a Ctrl keystroke combination will
create a separate window at the bottom of the terminal
screen where such variable width data is seen in full.
[ the targeted task is the 1st task displayed, which ]
[ is a convention employed in some existing commands ]
[ the targeted data was determined by these Ctrl key ]
[ combinations: CtrlG = ctrl group; CtrlK = cmdline; ]
[ CtrlU = supplementary groups; plus CtrlV = environ ]
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
When autogroups are active programs such as renice and
nice are basically useless because the nice value will
only affect the target task priority relative to other
processes in the same autogroup. So to accomplish what
we thought of as renice, /proc/<pid>/autogroup must be
changed. Altering a single member in an autogroup will
also affect every other member of that same autogroup.
Since top's renice provision ('r') suffers constraints
like those of the stand alone nice/renice programs, we
will now provide a means to manipulate that nice value
found within some process' /proc/<pid>/autogroup file.
[ to alter this file for other user's tasks requires ]
[ root privileges, as does setting a negative value. ]
[ however, unlike that 'r' command, this new command ]
[ allows raising *and* lowering all positive values. ]
Reference(s):
. Aug 2021, autogroups added to librady
commit 631e5d91f3
. Aug 2021, autogroups added to top
commit b789b46f84
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
