[PATCH 010/18] kdb-ps-show-all

Better document that kdb's 'ps A' command can be used to
show _all_ processes and threads, not just those that kdb
has deemed 'important'.

Signed-off-by: Joe Korty <[email protected]>

Index: 2.6.26-rc9/kdb/kdbmain.c
===================================================================
--- 2.6.26-rc9.orig/kdb/kdbmain.c	2008-07-10 13:27:05.000000000 -0400
+++ 2.6.26-rc9/kdb/kdbmain.c	2008-07-10 13:31:28.000000000 -0400
@@ -3170,13 +3170,13 @@
 	} kdb_while_each_thread(g, p);
 	if (idle || daemon) {
 		if (idle)
-			kdb_printf("%d idle process%s (state I)%s",
+			kdb_printf("%d idle process%s (state I)%s\n",
 				   idle, idle == 1 ? "" : "es",
 				   daemon ? " and " : "");
 		if (daemon)
 			kdb_printf("%d sleeping system daemon (state M) process%s",
 				   daemon, daemon == 1 ? "" : "es");
-		kdb_printf(" suppressed\n");
+		kdb_printf(" suppressed,\nuse 'ps A' to see all.\n");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3925,7 +3925,7 @@
 	kdb_register_repeat("help", kdb_help, "", 	"Display Help Message", 1, KDB_REPEAT_NONE);
 	kdb_register_repeat("?", kdb_help, "",         "Display Help Message", 0, KDB_REPEAT_NONE);
 	kdb_register_repeat("cpu", kdb_cpu, "<cpunum>","Switch to new cpu", 0, KDB_REPEAT_NONE);
-	kdb_register_repeat("ps", kdb_ps, "", 		"Display active task list", 0, KDB_REPEAT_NONE);
+	kdb_register_repeat("ps", kdb_ps, "[<flags>|A]", "Display active task list", 0, KDB_REPEAT_NONE);
 	kdb_register_repeat("pid", kdb_pid, "<pidnum>",	"Switch to another task", 0, KDB_REPEAT_NONE);
 	kdb_register_repeat("reboot", kdb_reboot, "",  "Reboot the machine immediately", 0, KDB_REPEAT_NONE);
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULES)
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