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Description of problem:
The PCP free command does not show the shared memory usage. The man page says the shared memory column has been obsolete due to the kernel level changes. But it the traditional free tool & the /proc/meminfo still shows the shared memory usage. For support engineers it would be great if you add this feature.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
On Fedora 32. pcp-5.2.0-1.fc32.x86_64
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run the 'pcp free -m'
2. Check the 'shared' column.
Actual results:
The shared column value is always zero.
Expected results:
The 'pcp free' should show the shared memory calculations the way traditional 'free' command shows
Additional info:
Resolved upstream via:
commit aec1a7288264f07df7d3e1243b68573f2f5d9ef2
Author: Nathan Scott <nathans>
Date: Thu Sep 17 09:03:14 2020 +1000
pcp-free: use output matching procps-ng free(1) now
Looks like the world has moved on, and this new version
has got rid of some cruft - shmem in particular is now
reported in a more meaningful fashion.
Added the -w option, tweaked the compat mode output and
several QA updates (incl. adding a mk.free script so we
can recreate the pcp-free archive easily).
Resolves Red Hat BZ #1878768
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory (pcp bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2021:1754