IO-wait time now counts as idle time, which is a more

accurate description. It is still available in
split time, now called detailed CPU time.
(thanks to Samuel Thibault for the report)

CPUMeter.c

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 #include <assert.h>
 
 int CPUMeter_attributes[] = {
-   CPU_NICE, CPU_NORMAL, CPU_KERNEL, CPU_IOWAIT, CPU_IRQ, CPU_SOFTIRQ
+   CPU_NICE, CPU_NORMAL, CPU_KERNEL, CPU_IRQ, CPU_SOFTIRQ, CPU_IOWAIT
 };
 
 MeterType CPUMeter = {
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ void CPUMeter_setValues(Meter* this, char* buffer, int size) {
    double cpu;
    this->values[0] = pl->nicePeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
    this->values[1] = pl->userPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
-   if (pl->expandSystemTime) {
+   if (pl->detailedCPUTime) {
       this->values[2] = pl->systemPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
-      this->values[3] = pl->ioWaitPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
+      this->values[3] = pl->irqPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
-      this->values[4] = pl->irqPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
+      this->values[4] = pl->softIrqPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
-      this->values[5] = pl->softIrqPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
+      this->values[5] = pl->ioWaitPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
       this->type->items = 6;
       cpu = MIN(100.0, MAX(0.0, (this->values[0]+this->values[1]+this->values[2]+
-                       this->values[3]+this->values[4]+this->values[5])));
+                       this->values[3]+this->values[4])));
    } else {
       this->values[2] = pl->systemAllPeriod[processor] / total * 100.0;
       this->type->items = 3;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void CPUMeter_display(Object* cast, RichString* out) {
    sprintf(buffer, "%5.1f%% ", this->values[1]);
    RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], ":");
    RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[CPU_NORMAL], buffer);
-   if (this->pl->expandSystemTime) {
+   if (this->pl->detailedCPUTime) {
       sprintf(buffer, "%5.1f%% ", this->values[2]);
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], "sy:");
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[CPU_KERNEL], buffer);
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ void CPUMeter_display(Object* cast, RichString* out) {
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], "ni:");
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[CPU_NICE], buffer);
       sprintf(buffer, "%5.1f%% ", this->values[3]);
-      RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], "wa:");
-      RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT], buffer);
-      sprintf(buffer, "%5.1f%% ", this->values[4]);
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], "hi:");
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[CPU_IRQ], buffer);
       sprintf(buffer, "%5.1f%% ", this->values[4]);
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], "si:");
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ], buffer);
+      sprintf(buffer, "%5.1f%% ", this->values[5]);
+      RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], "wa:");
+      RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT], buffer);
    } else {
       sprintf(buffer, "%5.1f%% ", this->values[2]);
       RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], "sys:");

CRT.c

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void CRT_setColors(int colorScheme) {
       CRT_colors[CHECK_BOX] = A_BOLD;
       CRT_colors[CHECK_MARK] = A_NORMAL;
       CRT_colors[CHECK_TEXT] = A_NORMAL;
-      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = A_BOLD;
+      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = A_NORMAL;
       CRT_colors[CPU_IRQ] = A_BOLD;
       CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ] = A_BOLD;
    } else if (CRT_colorScheme == COLORSCHEME_BLACKONWHITE) {
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void CRT_setColors(int colorScheme) {
       CRT_colors[CHECK_BOX] = ColorPair(Blue,White);
       CRT_colors[CHECK_MARK] = ColorPair(Black,White);
       CRT_colors[CHECK_TEXT] = ColorPair(Black,White);
-      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = ColorPair(Yellow,White);
+      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Black, Black);
       CRT_colors[CPU_IRQ] = ColorPair(Blue,White);
       CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ] = ColorPair(Blue,White);
    } else if (CRT_colorScheme == COLORSCHEME_BLACKONWHITE2) {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void CRT_setColors(int colorScheme) {
       CRT_colors[CHECK_BOX] = ColorPair(Blue,Black);
       CRT_colors[CHECK_MARK] = ColorPair(Black,Black);
       CRT_colors[CHECK_TEXT] = ColorPair(Black,Black);
-      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = ColorPair(Yellow,Black);
+      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Black, Black);
       CRT_colors[CPU_IRQ] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Blue,Black);
       CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ] = ColorPair(Blue,Black);
    } else if (CRT_colorScheme == COLORSCHEME_MIDNIGHT) {
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void CRT_setColors(int colorScheme) {
       CRT_colors[CHECK_BOX] = ColorPair(Cyan,Blue);
       CRT_colors[CHECK_MARK] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(White,Blue);
       CRT_colors[CHECK_TEXT] = A_NORMAL | ColorPair(White,Blue);
-      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow,Blue);
+      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = ColorPair(Yellow,Blue);
       CRT_colors[CPU_IRQ] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Black,Blue);
       CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ] = ColorPair(Black,Blue);
    } else if (CRT_colorScheme == COLORSCHEME_BLACKNIGHT) {
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void CRT_setColors(int colorScheme) {
       CRT_colors[CHECK_BOX] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black);
       CRT_colors[CHECK_MARK] = A_BOLD;
       CRT_colors[CHECK_TEXT] = A_NORMAL;
-      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black);
+      CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Black, Black);
       CRT_colors[CPU_IRQ] = ColorPair(Yellow,Black);
       CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ] = ColorPair(Magenta,Black);
    }

ChangeLog

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ What's new in version 0.7
 * CPU affinity configuration ('a' key)
 * Improve display of tree view, properly nesting
   threads of the same app based on TGID.
+* IO-wait time now counts as idle time, which is a more
+  accurate description. It is still available in
+  split time, now called detailed CPU time.
+  (thanks to Samuel Thibault for the report)
 * BUGFIX: Correct display of TPGID field
 * Add TGID field
 * BUGFIX: Don't crash with invalid command-line flags

DisplayOptionsPanel.c

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ DisplayOptionsPanel* DisplayOptionsPanel_new(Settings* settings, ScreenManager*
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_new(String_copy("Highlight program \"basename\""), &(settings->pl->highlightBaseName), false));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_new(String_copy("Highlight megabytes in memory counters"), &(settings->pl->highlightMegabytes), false));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_new(String_copy("Leave a margin around header"), &(settings->header->margin), false));
-   Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_new(String_copy("Split System Time into System/IO-Wait/Hard-IRQ/Soft-IRQ"), &(settings->pl->expandSystemTime), false));
+   Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_new(String_copy("Detailed CPU time (System/IO-Wait/Hard-IRQ/Soft-IRQ)"), &(settings->pl->detailedCPUTime), false));
    return this;
 }
 

ProcessList.c

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 #endif
 
 #ifndef PER_PROCESSOR_FIELDS
-#define PER_PROCESSOR_FIELDS 20
+#define PER_PROCESSOR_FIELDS 22
 #endif
 
 }*/
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
    unsigned long long int* userTime;
    unsigned long long int* systemTime;
    unsigned long long int* systemAllTime;
+   unsigned long long int* idleAllTime;
    unsigned long long int* idleTime;
    unsigned long long int* niceTime;
    unsigned long long int* ioWaitTime;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
    unsigned long long int* userPeriod;
    unsigned long long int* systemPeriod;
    unsigned long long int* systemAllPeriod;
+   unsigned long long int* idleAllPeriod;
    unsigned long long int* idlePeriod;
    unsigned long long int* nicePeriod;
    unsigned long long int* ioWaitPeriod;
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
    bool treeView;
    bool highlightBaseName;
    bool highlightMegabytes;
-   bool expandSystemTime;
+   bool detailedCPUTime;
    #ifdef DEBUG_PROC
    FILE* traceFile;
    #endif
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ ProcessList* ProcessList_new(UsersTable* usersTable) {
    this->treeView = false;
    this->highlightBaseName = false;
    this->highlightMegabytes = false;
-   this->expandSystemTime = false;
+   this->detailedCPUTime = false;
 
    return this;
 }
@@ -656,7 +658,7 @@ void ProcessList_processEntries(ProcessList* this, char* dirname, int parent, fl
 }
 
 void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* this) {
-   unsigned long long int usertime, nicetime, systemtime, systemalltime, idletime, totaltime;
+   unsigned long long int usertime, nicetime, systemtime, systemalltime, idlealltime, idletime, totaltime;
    unsigned long long int swapFree;
 
    FILE* status;
@@ -716,14 +718,16 @@ void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* this) {
       }
       // Fields existing on kernels >= 2.6
       // (and RHEL's patched kernel 2.4...)
-      systemalltime = systemtime + ioWait + irq + softIrq + steal;
+      idlealltime = idletime + ioWait;
-      totaltime = usertime + nicetime + systemalltime + idletime;
+      systemalltime = systemtime + irq + softIrq + steal;
+      totaltime = usertime + nicetime + systemalltime + idlealltime;
       assert (usertime >= this->userTime[i]);
       assert (nicetime >= this->niceTime[i]);
       assert (systemtime >= this->systemTime[i]);
       assert (idletime >= this->idleTime[i]);
       assert (totaltime >= this->totalTime[i]);
       assert (systemalltime >= this->systemAllTime[i]);
+      assert (idlealltime >= this->idleAllTime[i]);
       assert (ioWait >= this->ioWaitTime[i]);
       assert (irq >= this->irqTime[i]);
       assert (softIrq >= this->softIrqTime[i]);
@@ -732,6 +736,7 @@ void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* this) {
       this->nicePeriod[i] = nicetime - this->niceTime[i];
       this->systemPeriod[i] = systemtime - this->systemTime[i];
       this->systemAllPeriod[i] = systemalltime - this->systemAllTime[i];
+      this->idleAllPeriod[i] = idlealltime - this->idleAllTime[i];
       this->idlePeriod[i] = idletime - this->idleTime[i];
       this->ioWaitPeriod[i] = ioWait - this->ioWaitTime[i];
       this->irqPeriod[i] = irq - this->irqTime[i];
@@ -742,6 +747,7 @@ void ProcessList_scan(ProcessList* this) {
       this->niceTime[i] = nicetime;
       this->systemTime[i] = systemtime;
       this->systemAllTime[i] = systemalltime;
+      this->idleAllTime[i] = idlealltime;
       this->idleTime[i] = idletime;
       this->ioWaitTime[i] = ioWait;
       this->irqTime[i] = irq;

ProcessList.h

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 #endif
 
 #ifndef PER_PROCESSOR_FIELDS
-#define PER_PROCESSOR_FIELDS 20
+#define PER_PROCESSOR_FIELDS 22
 #endif
 
 
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
    unsigned long long int* userTime;
    unsigned long long int* systemTime;
    unsigned long long int* systemAllTime;
+   unsigned long long int* idleAllTime;
    unsigned long long int* idleTime;
    unsigned long long int* niceTime;
    unsigned long long int* ioWaitTime;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
    unsigned long long int* userPeriod;
    unsigned long long int* systemPeriod;
    unsigned long long int* systemAllPeriod;
+   unsigned long long int* idleAllPeriod;
    unsigned long long int* idlePeriod;
    unsigned long long int* nicePeriod;
    unsigned long long int* ioWaitPeriod;
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ typedef struct ProcessList_ {
    bool treeView;
    bool highlightBaseName;
    bool highlightMegabytes;
-   bool expandSystemTime;
+   bool detailedCPUTime;
    #ifdef DEBUG_PROC
    FILE* traceFile;
    #endif

RichString.c

@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@ typedef struct RichString_ {
 #define MIN(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b))
 #endif
 
-void RichString_write(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data) {
-   RichString_init(this);
-   RichString_append(this, attrs, data);
-}
-
-inline void RichString_append(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data) {
-   RichString_appendn(this, attrs, data, strlen(data));
-}
-
 inline void RichString_appendn(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data, int len) {
    int last = MIN(RICHSTRING_MAXLEN - 1, len + this->len);
    for (int i = this->len, j = 0; i < last; i++, j++)
@@ -43,6 +34,15 @@ inline void RichString_appendn(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data, int len)
    this->len = last;
 }
 
+inline void RichString_append(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data) {
+   RichString_appendn(this, attrs, data, strlen(data));
+}
+
+void RichString_write(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data) {
+   RichString_init(this);
+   RichString_append(this, attrs, data);
+}
+
 void RichString_setAttr(RichString *this, int attrs) {
    chtype* ch = this->chstr;
    for (int i = 0; i < this->len; i++) {

RichString.h

@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ typedef struct RichString_ {
 #define MIN(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b))
 #endif
 
-void RichString_write(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data);
+extern void RichString_appendn(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data, int len);
 
 extern void RichString_append(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data);
 
-extern void RichString_appendn(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data, int len);
+void RichString_write(RichString* this, int attrs, char* data);
 
 void RichString_setAttr(RichString *this, int attrs);
 

Settings.c

@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ bool Settings_read(Settings* this, char* fileName) {
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "header_margin")) {
          this->header->margin = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "expand_system_time")) {
-         this->pl->expandSystemTime = atoi(option[1]);
+         // Compatibility option.
+         this->pl->detailedCPUTime = atoi(option[1]);
+      } else if (String_eq(option[0], "detailed_cpu_time")) {
+         this->pl->detailedCPUTime = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "delay")) {
          this->delay = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "color_scheme")) {
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ bool Settings_write(Settings* this) {
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_megabytes=%d\n", (int) this->pl->highlightMegabytes);
    fprintf(fd, "tree_view=%d\n", (int) this->pl->treeView);
    fprintf(fd, "header_margin=%d\n", (int) this->header->margin);
-   fprintf(fd, "expand_system_time=%d\n", (int) this->pl->expandSystemTime);
+   fprintf(fd, "detailed_cpu_time=%d\n", (int) this->pl->detailedCPUTime);
    fprintf(fd, "color_scheme=%d\n", (int) this->colorScheme);
    fprintf(fd, "delay=%d\n", (int) this->delay);
    fprintf(fd, "left_meters=");

htop.c

@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ void showHelp(ProcessList* pl) {
    mvaddstr(3, 0, "CPU usage bar: ");
    #define addattrstr(a,s) attrset(a);addstr(s)
    addattrstr(CRT_colors[BAR_BORDER], "[");
-   if (pl->expandSystemTime) {
+   if (pl->detailedCPUTime) {
       addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_NICE], "low"); addstr("/");
       addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_NORMAL], "normal"); addstr("/");
       addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_KERNEL], "kernel"); addstr("/");
-      addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT], "io-wait"); addstr("/");
       addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_IRQ], "irq"); addstr("/");
-      addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ], "soft-irq");
+      addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_SOFTIRQ], "soft-irq"); addstr("/");
+      addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_IOWAIT], "io-wait");
       addattrstr(CRT_colors[BAR_SHADOW], " used%");
    } else {
       addattrstr(CRT_colors[CPU_NICE], "low-priority"); addstr("/");