I've applied the following patch upstream: diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5 index efb402d..3acf867 100644 --- a/man5/proc.5 +++ b/man5/proc.5 @@ -1198,13 +1198,9 @@ instead. .TP \fIwchan\fP %lu (35) This is the "channel" in which the process is waiting. -It is the -address of a system call, and can be looked up in a namelist if you -need a textual name. -(If you have an up-to-date -.IR /etc/psdatabase , -then -try \fIps \-l\fP to see the WCHAN field in action.) +It is the address of a location in the kernel where the process is sleeping. +The corresponding symbolic name can be found in +.IR /proc/[pid]/wchan . .TP \fInswap\fP %lu (36) @@ -1479,6 +1475,10 @@ directory are not available if the main thread has already terminated (typically by calling .BR pthread_exit (3)). .TP +.IR /proc/[pid]/wchan " (since Linux 2.6.0)" +The symbolic name corresponding to the location +in the kernel where the process is sleeping. +.TP .I /proc/apm Advanced power management version and battery information when .B CONFIG_APM
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