Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 15 Apr 1997 16:56:41 -0700 (PDT) | From | "Mr. James W. Laferriere Network Engineer" <> | Subject | Re: procfs problems |
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On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, yuri mironoff wrote: > On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Dan Hollis wrote: > > > Instead of haphazardly cocking up a patch in 10 minutes, I want to make > > sure of doing it The Right Way, The First Time(tm). That's why I'm opening > > this to discussion to make sure I haven't missed anything. Perhaps someone > > can shed light on A Better Way(tm). > > > > I've received a lot of positive comments in email, so I think i'll start > > on a new procfs proposal. I want to get the overall design approved before > > I start cranking out patches. > > Hello, > > I agree with the idea of standardizing the /proc filesystem. However, > I would like this to go further than just reformatting the current output. > All drivers should report statistics in a standard way. Let me give you > an example: > > To obtain IO statistics about two different brand SCSI controllers, I > would have to write two different parsers - one for each /proc entry. Not > to mention the fact that /proc entries for some controllers don't even > report IO statistics. > > Basically the current situation is that drivers report what they want - > any way they want to report it. This prevents us from writing any sort > of STANDARD analysis tools - something crutial to system tuning. > > My vote is for standardizing CONTENT as well as format. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yes, This will get my vote also. Although I know one person who will groan ;-))
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