Anyone know *what* this is, what it's used for, and what types of
kernel configurations lead to it being a non-zero byte file populated
with stuff? :)
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Check this out:
http://www.linux.it/kerneldocs/misc/misc.html
-Alex
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Subject: What is /proc/misc?
>
> Anyone know *what* this is, what it's used
say it's yet another listing of miscellaneous devices on a system
as seen by Linux.
-Alex
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Subject: What is /proc/misc?
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> Anyone know *what* this is,
In a message dated: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:03:23 EDT
"Hewitt Tech" said:
>Check this out:
>
>http://www.linux.it/kerneldocs/misc/misc.html
Interesting... This article mentions a kernel config parameter:
Support for user misc device modules (CONFIG_UMISC)
which I can't seem to find in my
In a message dated: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 16:45:41 EDT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> That string does not appear in either the pristine 2.4.18 source, or the
>Red Hat Linux 7.3 kernel 2.4.18-3 patched source.
>
> Yet, /proc/misc does exist (and is populated) on my RHL 7.3 system.
>
> Checking $LINUX_S
On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, at 4:23pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Support for user misc device modules (CONFIG_UMISC)
> which I can't seem to find in my stock 2.4.18 source.
$ cd /usr/local/src/linux/2.4.18
$ grep -lr CONFIG_UMISC .
$ cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-3
$ gr
