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The man page for sysinfo(2) on Linux states that (from v2.3.48) the sizes of the memory and swap fields, of the returned structure, are given as multiples of 'mem_unit' bytes. In earlier versions (prior to v2.3.23 on i386 in particular), the 'mem_unit' field was not part of the structure, and all sizes were measured in bytes. The man page does not discuss the motivation for this change, but it is possible that the change was intended for the, relatively rare, 32-bit platform with more than 4GB of memory. The total_ram() function makes the assumption that the 'totalram' field of the 'struct sysinfo' is measured in bytes, or alternatively that the 'mem_unit' field is always equal to one. Having writen a program to call the sysinfo() function and print the structure fields, it seems that, on Linux x84_64 and i686 anyway, the 'mem_unit' field is indeed set to one (note that the 32-bit system had only 2GB ram). However, cygwin also has an sysinfo() implementation, which gives the following values: $ ./sysinfo uptime: 21381 loads: 0, 0, 0 total ram: 2074637 free ram: 843237 shared ram: 0 buffer ram: 0 total swap: 327680 free swap: 306932 procs: 15 total high: 0 free high: 0 mem_unit: 4096 total ram: 8497713152 $ [This laptop has 8GB ram, so a little bit seems to be missing. ;) ] Modify the total_ram() function to allow for the possibility that the memory size is not specified in bytes (ie 'mem_unit' is greater than one). Signed-off-by: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsayjones.plus.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.adoc to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.adoc for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.adoc for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.adoc
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).
Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message
string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md
(a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).
To subscribe to the list, send an email to git+subscribe@vger.kernel.org (see https://subspace.kernel.org/subscribing.html for details). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, https://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks