Re: git: 746eadecaa7d - main - sockstat: show path state column only when useful
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:25:53 UTC
On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM Michael Tuexen <tuexen@freebsd.org> wrote:
> > On 9. Oct 2025, at 22:01, Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> >
> > It looks like this change will cause sockstat to skip output path state
> even in JSON output mode. Is that deliberate? I would think that it would
> be better for machine-readable formats if the output were predictable.
> I haven't used it in that setup. So you would prefer to only drop the
> column
> when generating plain text?
>
Yes
> > Also, the English in the man page is awkward. I think you mean "at
> least one path to show".
> Would "at least one path state to show" be acceptable?
>
Yes, that would be good.
> Best regards
> Michael
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM Michael Tuexen <tuexen@freebsd.org>
> wrote:
> > The branch main has been updated by tuexen:
> >
> > URL:
> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=746eadecaa7dc8913721cbaa9be4e603bd36ea49
> >
> > commit 746eadecaa7dc8913721cbaa9be4e603bd36ea49
> > Author: Michael Tuexen <tuexen@FreeBSD.org>
> > AuthorDate: 2025-10-09 19:16:38 +0000
> > Commit: Michael Tuexen <tuexen@FreeBSD.org>
> > CommitDate: 2025-10-09 19:16:38 +0000
> >
> > sockstat: show path state column only when useful
> >
> > Showing the path state column is only useful, if there is at least
> one
> > SCTP endpoint shown, which is not in the state CLOSED or LISTEN.
> > Don't show it when it is not useful.
> >
> > Reviewed by: rrs
> > MFC after: 3 days
> > Sponsored by: Netflix, Inc.
> > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52986
> > ---
> > usr.bin/sockstat/main.c | 8 ++++++--
> > usr.bin/sockstat/sockstat.1 | 3 ++-
> > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/usr.bin/sockstat/main.c b/usr.bin/sockstat/main.c
> > index f0eb83eb3e9f..7fedfd5b8724 100644
> > --- a/usr.bin/sockstat/main.c
> > +++ b/usr.bin/sockstat/main.c
> > @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static bool opt_u; /* Show Unix domain
> sockets */
> > static u_int opt_v; /* Verbose mode */
> > static bool opt_w; /* Automatically size the columns */
> > static bool is_xo_style_encoding;
> > +static bool show_path_state = false;
> >
> > /*
> > * Default protocols to use if no -P was defined.
> > @@ -584,6 +585,7 @@ gather_sctp(void)
> > !(local_all_loopback ||
> > foreign_all_loopback))) {
> > RB_INSERT(socks_t, &socks, sock);
> > + show_path_state = true;
> > } else {
> > free_socket(sock);
> > }
> > @@ -1485,7 +1487,7 @@ display_sock(struct sock *s, struct col_widths
> *cw, char *buf, size_t bufsize)
> > } else if (!is_xo_style_encoding)
> > xo_emit(" {:encaps/%*s}", cw->encaps,
> "??");
> > }
> > - if (opt_s) {
> > + if (opt_s && show_path_state) {
> > if (faddr != NULL &&
> > s->proto == IPPROTO_SCTP &&
> > s->state != SCTP_CLOSED &&
> > @@ -1632,7 +1634,9 @@ display(void)
> > if (opt_U)
> > xo_emit(" {T:/%*s}", cw.encaps, "ENCAPS");
> > if (opt_s) {
> > - xo_emit(" {T:/%-*s}", cw.path_state, "PATH
> STATE");
> > + if (show_path_state)
> > + xo_emit(" {T:/%-*s}", cw.path_state,
> > + "PATH STATE");
> > xo_emit(" {T:/%-*s}", cw.conn_state, "CONN
> STATE");
> > }
> > if (opt_b)
> > diff --git a/usr.bin/sockstat/sockstat.1 b/usr.bin/sockstat/sockstat.1
> > index dabb3042bfd4..d14eb967ad0f 100644
> > --- a/usr.bin/sockstat/sockstat.1
> > +++ b/usr.bin/sockstat/sockstat.1
> > @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
> > .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
> USE OF
> > .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
> > .\"
> > -.Dd October 7, 2025
> > +.Dd October 9, 2025
> > .Dt SOCKSTAT 1
> > .Os
> > .Sh NAME
> > @@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ is specified (only for SCTP or TCP).
> > The path state if
> > .Fl s
> > is specified (only for SCTP).
> > +This column is only shown when there is at least one path state shown.
> > .It Li CONN STATE
> > The connection state if
> > .Fl s
>
>