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authorJim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>2022-09-28 00:00:00 -0500
committerCraig Small <csmall@dropbear.xyz>2022-09-28 17:30:56 +1000
commit4b607edc12860c024a5f03f808eccb7079164cb2 (patch)
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downloadprocps-ng-4b607edc12860c024a5f03f808eccb7079164cb2.tar.gz
doc: updated with library p-core/e-core identification
Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r--man/top.127
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/top.1 b/man/top.1
index 5561d5f..f03ad8f 100644
--- a/man/top.1
+++ b/man/top.1
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ depending on the context in which they are issued.
A, B, d, E, e, g, H, h, I, k, q, r, s, W, X, Y, Z,
^G, ^K, ^N, ^P, ^U, ^L, ^R
4b.\fI Summary-Area-Commands \fR
- C, l, t, m, 1, 2, 3, 4, !
+ C, l, t, m, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, !
4c.\fI Task-Area-Commands \fR
Appearance: b, J, j, x, y, z
Content: c, F, f, O, o, S, U, u, V, v, ^E
@@ -1702,7 +1702,28 @@ If one wished to quickly exit adjacent mode without cycling all the
way to 8, simply use the `1' \*(CT.
.TP 7
-\ \ \ \fB!\fR\ \ :\fICombine-Cpus-Mode \fR
+\ \ \ \fB5\fR\ \ :\fIDisplay-P-Cores-and-E-Cores\fR toggle \fR
+This \*(CT is only active when the `t' toggle is \*O and the `1', `2',
+`3' and `!' toggles are \*F, thus showing individual \*(PU results.
+It assumes a platform has multiple cores of two distinct types,
+either multi-threaded (P-Core) or single-threaded (E-Core).
+
+While normally each \*(Pu is displayed as `%Cpu0, %Cpu1, ...', this
+toggle can be used to identify and/or filter those \*(Pus by their
+core type, either P-Core (performance) or E-Core (efficient).
+
+The 1st time `5' is struck, each \*(PU is displayed as `%Cp\fBP\fR'
+or `%Cp\fBE\fR' representing the two core types.
+The 2nd time, only P-Cores (%Cp\fBP\fR) will be shown.
+The 3rd time, only E-Cores (%Cp\fBE\fR) are displayed.
+When this \*(CT is struck for the 4th time, the \*(PU display
+returns to the normal `%Cpu' convention.
+
+If separate\fI performance\fR and\fI efficient\fR categories are
+not present, this \*(CT will have no effect.
+
+.TP 7
+\ \ \ \fB!\fR\ \ :\fICombine-Cpus-Mode\fR toggle \fR
This \*(CT is intended for massively parallel SMP environments where,
even with the `4' \*(CT, not all processors can be displayed.
With each press of `!' the number of additional \*(Pus combined is
@@ -1717,7 +1738,7 @@ Then the third '!' press, combining four additional \*(Pus, shows
as `0-4, 5-9, ...', etc.
Such progression continues until individual \*(Pus are again displayed
-and impacts both the `1' and `4' toggles (one or two columns).
+and impacts both the `1' and `4' toggles (one or muliple columns).
Use the `=' command to exit \fBCombine Cpus\fR mode.
.PP