sysstat-12.8.0

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[Bruce Dubbs]

2026/08/28: Version 12.8.0

• sadc: Read /proc/stat once per collection cycle.
• rd_stats.c: Rework functions to read /proc files once.
• Read all /proc files once per collection cycle.
• Avoid all-zero CPU rows on counter regression.
• svg_stats.c: Fix integer overflow in allocate_graph_lines size computation.
• sadc: Fix pgscan_direct counter incorrectly including pgscan_direct_throttle.
• sadc: Fix pgsteal/s double counting by only summing pgsteal_anon and pgsteal_file.
• sar, mpstat: use write() instead of printf() in signal handler to ensure JSON output is properly closed on SIGTERM.
• Remove unnecessary unsigned int cast that truncates irq_nr in read_stat_total_irq().
• Fix typo in sar manual page.
• sadf, sar: let --fs match mountpoints as well as device names.
• sar/sadf: Don't test for empty "--fs=" list.
• iostat/tapestat/cifsiostat: add -G flag for gibibyte display.
• sa1: derive LONG_NAME from SADC_OPTIONS, not just HISTORY.
• sa2: honour -D in SADC_OPTIONS for date format.
• Slightly reduce scope of install-cron configure script option.
• Rename --enable-install-cron to --disable-automated-sar-reporting.
• Enable automated sar reporting by default.
• sadc: Fix heap buffer overflow in reallocate_buffer().
• do_test: Replace bash-ism with POSIX arithmetic.
• do_test: Exit with error status on test failure.
• tests: Fix PCP archive test portability.
• ci: Add GitHub Actions CI workflow.
• sa1: Remove "iso" option.
• cifsiostat: Add JSON output for option -G (display in Gigabytes).
• pidstat: Add fflush() after JSON closing output.
• sadc: Now only read pgscan_kswapd counter.
• sa_wrap.c: Also use reallocate_buffer() function for A_PWR_FREQ activity.
• cifsiostat, iostat, sa1, sadf, sar and tapestat manual pages updated.
• Non-regression tests updated. New tests added.
• simtest: Fix issue related to 19th day of the month.
• Makefile: Fix EXTRALIST variable contents.
• Fix some tests for out-of-tree build.
• do_test: Make options available with out-of-tree target.
• Fix a (theoretical) security vulnerability.
• Refresh sysstat gettext template file.
• FAQ file updated.
• NLS translations updated.
• Update year in copyright messages.
• tapestat: Cosmetic change.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Fixed at commits

240ac72a46 Update to sysstat-12.8.0.
e51c0bbebc Update to nautilus-50.3.