[regression] procps-3.2.8 top refuses zero delay input by s key

Bug #545922 reported by B Bobo
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Bug Description

top in procps-3.2.8 has a regression not present in procps-3.2.7.

Pressing the 's' key while top is running, enables the delay in seconds or fractions of a second between updates to be entered.

In procps-3.2.7 and earlier, it is possible to enter a delay of 0 to make updates go as fast as possible.
In procps-3.2.8, top refuses to accept a delay of 0, saying "Not valid", but this is technically incorrect (see below) because a delay of 0 is as valid as any other non-negative value, and, in fact, procps-3.2.8 top happily accepts a delay of 0 if it is input using the -d command line option, i.e. "top -d 0".

Top has always accepted a delay of 0. It's useful and top has been like that for over 20 years, and nobody has objected.

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Clement Lefebvre (clementlefebvre) wrote :

Marking as upstream.

Changed in linuxmint:
status: New → Triaged
affects: ubuntu → procps (Ubuntu)
Changed in procps (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
B Bobo (yout-bobo123)
tags: added: procps-3.2.8 regression-update top
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B Bobo (yout-bobo123) wrote :

Still no news? It's been more than ONE YEAR! What's going on upstream? Hello?

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Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley) wrote :

It has been fixed in Ubuntu 12.10.

(Upstream looks like they have gone defunct and a new upstream is being used in Ubuntu 12.10 and above)

Changed in procps (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in linuxmint:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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