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SubjectRe: procfs problems

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.
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Yes, This will get my vote also. Although I know one person
who will groan ;-))

Tia, JimL
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