library: dont use vm_min_free on non-Linux systems

For a specific slice of kernel versions we can get a better
estimate of the available memory before the "real" available
figure appears around kernel 3.2

However, that middle method requires a /proc/sys/vm directory.
FreeBSD 9.x used to emulate a < 2.6.27 kernel procfs meaning
it never tried the middle method. FreeBSD 10.x emulates something
more modern, but without the available figure and without a
/proc/sys/vm, so the library falls into a hole.

Hurd may to one day have this bug so we'll exclude him as well
as its triggered by whatever number appears in
/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease

References:
 commit 3f3b1a59ada85d21f34530cfb1dc1c0afd70e6dc
 https://bugs.debian.org/831396

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dd69166ea80dba626bcc0bbb4fe561729aee8c0d..beddfca1108ff0baae32996a90090227a3a5757d 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 procps-ng-NEXT
 ----------------
   * watch: define HOST_NAME_MAX where not defined          Debian #830734
+  * library: dont use vm_min_free on non Linux             Debian #831396
 
 procps-ng-3.3.12
 ----------------

diff --git a/proc/sysinfo.c b/proc/sysinfo.c
index 1435de1a7eb6db18fccc3076a5185ed54d56dd09..be43bc305afcc2c1e66cd54d16644e7d0a028649 100644 (file)
--- a/proc/sysinfo.c
+++ b/proc/sysinfo.c
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ nextline:
 
   /* zero? might need fallback for 2.6.27 <= kernel <? 3.14 */
   if (!kb_main_available) {
+#ifdef __linux__
     if (linux_version_code < LINUX_VERSION(2, 6, 27))
       kb_main_available = kb_main_free;
     else {
@@ -734,6 +735,9 @@ nextline:
       if (mem_available < 0) mem_available = 0;
       kb_main_available = (unsigned long)mem_available;
     }
+#else
+      kb_main_available = kb_main_free;
+#endif /* linux */
   }
 }