[gnome-system-monitor/wip/mallard-help: 21/68] more small additions: process-explain, solaris-mode

[Ekaterina Gerasimova <egerasimov src gnome org>]

commit 5b517da269662cabab0e837e5d970584032d016e
Author: Mike Hill <mdhillca gmail com>
Date:   Wed Aug 24 20:38:52 2011 -0400

    more small additions: process-explain, solaris-mode

 help/C/process-explain.page |   15 ++++++---------
 help/C/solaris-mode.page    |   15 ++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/process-explain.page b/help/C/process-explain.page
index 79ab689..99edeae 100644
--- a/help/C/process-explain.page
+++ b/help/C/process-explain.page
@@ -11,22 +11,19 @@
       <years>2011</years>
     </credit>
 
-    <desc>XXXX</desc>
+    <desc>A process can be manipulated from the process list.</desc>
   </info>
 
   <title>What is a process?</title>
 
   <comment>
     <cite date="2011-06-18" href="mailto:philbull gmail com">Phil Bull</cite>
-    <p>Explain, in simple terms, what a process is, how they relate to applications, how some are 'system 
processes', and what you can do with a process.</p>
+    <p>Explain, in simple terms, what a process is, how they relate to
+ applications, how some are 'system processes', and what you can do with a
+ process.</p>
   </comment>
 
-  <p>Short introductory text...</p>
-
-  <steps>
-    <item><p>First step...</p></item>
-    <item><p>Second step...</p></item>
-    <item><p>Third step...</p></item>
-  </steps>
+  <p>When an application is launched, the system assigns a unique process ID
+ (PID), and its instructions and data are loaded into memory.</p>
 
 </page>
diff --git a/help/C/solaris-mode.page b/help/C/solaris-mode.page
index 79f269c..9570e16 100644
--- a/help/C/solaris-mode.page
+++ b/help/C/solaris-mode.page
@@ -22,17 +22,22 @@
  means. The current manual has some information.</p>
   </comment>
 
-  <p>In a system that has multiple CPUs, it is possible for the <gui>% CPU</gui>
- column to display values that total greater than 100% (i.e. 400% in a 4-CPU
- system). <gui>Solaris mode</gui> divides the <gui>% CPU</gui> for each process
- by the number of CPUs in the system so that the total will be 100%.</p>
+  <p>In a system that has multiple CPUs or <link xref="cpu-multicore">cores</link>,
+ processes can use more than one at the same time. It is possible for the
+ <gui>% CPU</gui> column to display values that total greater than 100% (i.e.
+ 400% in a 4-CPU system). <gui>Solaris mode</gui> divides the <gui>% CPU</gui>
+ for each process by the number of CPUs in the system so that the total will be
+ 100%.</p>
 
   <p>To display the <gui>% CPU</gui> in <gui>Solaris mode</gui>:</p>
 
   <steps>
     <item><p>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq>.</p></item>
     <item><p>Click the <gui>Processes</gui> tab.</p></item>
-    <item><p>Select <gui>Solaris mode</gui>.</p></item>
+    <item><p>Select <gui>Divide CPU Usage by CPU Count</gui>.</p></item>
   </steps>
 
+    <note><p>The term <gui>Solaris mode</gui> derives from Sun's UNIX, compared
+ to the Linux default of IRIX mode, named for SGI's UNIX.</p></note>
+
 </page>