mpstat manual page now tells that interrupts data displayed by
mpstat -I CPU come from /proc/interrupts file, and that interrupts data
displayed by mpstat -I SCPU come from /proc/softirqs file, so that the
meaning of each interrupts can be more easily understood by users.
-.TH MPSTAT 1 "SEPTEMBER 2012" Linux "Linux User's Manual" -*- nroff -*-
+.TH MPSTAT 1 "JUNE 2013" Linux "Linux User's Manual" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
mpstat \- Report processors related statistics.
.SH SYNOPSIS
With the
.B CPU
keyword, the number of each individual interrupt received per
-second by the CPU or CPUs is displayed.
+second by the CPU or CPUs is displayed. Interrupts are those listed
+in /proc/interrupts file.
With the
.B SCPU
keyword, the number of each individual software interrupt received per
second by the CPU or CPUs is displayed. This option works only
-with kernels 2.6.31 and later.
+with kernels 2.6.31 and later. Software interrupts are those listed
+in /proc/softirqs file.
The
.B ALL