In the last episode (Apr 08), Garrett Cooper said: > I'm trying to see whether it's possible to grab the list of > files open from a kernel level on FreeBSD, using a userland library > interface as opposed to lsof. > I'm trying to see if there's a simple tool that I could code in > C/C++ if necessary to spin down disks automatically to save power and > disk life. Plus, I think that lsof actually would probe the devices > and 'wake them up' instead of keeping them as-is. However, I could be > wrong so if I am please let me know.
Take a look at how /usr/bin/fstat does it. There is apparently a "kern.file" sysctl that holds the open file table, but fstat digs through kernel memory. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"