Improve accuracy of memory reported for multiple processes
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- PHP
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Description
Check for /proc/pid/smaps if it exists and all can be read. Suppress notices
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Stack Overflow explanation and locate the code that reports memory for multiple forked processes. Check whether /proc/pid/smaps exists and is readable before using it, suppress notices for unavailable or unreadable files, and verify that the reported total is accurate.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100