Fargusson.Alan writes:
>I think procfs is definitely the wrong place. It should have process
>specific stuff only. I even think that new procfs entries will be
>rejected in the mainline kernel.
>
>I know there is some stuff in procfs right now that isn't process
>specific, but I have also seen patches rejected because they put stuff in
>procfs that was not process specific. Usually these ended up in sysfs.
True, but this tool has to run under 2.4.* kernels too, where there is no
sysfs. In that case, it should go in procfs. For 2.6.* and future
kernels, it does belong in sysfs. We've got to support the old stuff too.
- MacK.
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Edmund R. MacKenty
Software Architect
Rocket Software, Inc.
Newton, MA USA
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