Columns are not properly aligned

[vsespb]

Example:

1602042 1042130 65% 0.10K 41078 39 164312K buffer_head
1123363 1117475 99% 0.91K 32244 35 1031808K ext4_inode_cache
580167 566835 97% 0.19K 27627 21 110508K dentry
118748 69452 58% 0.55K 4244 28 67904K radix_tree_node

Ubuntu 10.04

slabtop --version
procps version 3.2.8

[auquicu (aebsbkrs)]

$ vmstat --version
vmstat from procps-ng 3.3.10
$ vmstat 5
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- -system-- ------cpu-----
 r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa st
 1 1 0 28127904 392884 3856880 0 0 1183 27 750 1251 0 0 87 12 0
 0 1 0 28114272 394968 3865420 0 0 1679 0 852 1308 0 0 87 12 0
 0 1 0 28076520 403064 3895428 0 0 3851 41 1366 1844 1 0 88 11 0
 0 1 0 28031208 405668 3920144 0 0 4221 101 1674 3620 0 0 87 12 0

Columns are not properly aligned in vmstat output.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[auquicu (aebsbkrs)]

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procs_-----------memory----------_---swap--_-----io----_-system--_------cpu-----
_r__b___swpd___free___buff__cache___si___so____bi____bo___in___cs_us_sy_id_wa_st
_1__1______0_28127904_392884_3856880____0____0__1183____27__750_1251__0__0_87_12__0
_0__1______0_28114272_394968_3865420____0____0__1679_____0__852_1308__0__0_87_12__0
_0__1______0_28076520_403064_3895428____0____0__3851____41_1366_1844__1__0_88_11__0
_0__1______0_28031208_405668_3920144____0____0__4221___101_1674_3620__0__0_87_12__0

The table header did not anticipate machines with large memory.