When PrimeAlert System Monitor Reports on Idle Processes, the Number of Sleeping Processes Does Not Match the Number Reported as State S in ps -elf (5009340)

The number of idle processes as reported in the PrimeAlert System Monitor module is the number of sleeping processes that are swapped in ps -elf. The arguments of such processes are encased in brackets ([] ). The number of sleeping processes reported in the System Monitor module is the number of sleeping processes minus the number of sleeping processes swapped out.