In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Matthew Dillon writes:
>:http://phk.freebsd.dk/misc/p_args.patch
>:
>:The p_args.patch patch implements a cache of the commandline arguments
>:in the process structure and makes ps(1) pick it up from there with
>:sysctl rather than by groping around in the target process memory.
>:
>:This patch:
>:        Speeds up ps(1).
>
>    Why don't we get rid of the 'e' option to ps while we are at it 
>    considering how much of a security hole it is.  I've never liked the
>    'e' option.

Hmm, well, I like to have it around for root at least...

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