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DateThu, 29 Oct 1998 18:53:08 -0800 (PST)
From"Mr. James W. Laferriere" <>
SubjectRe: [RFC] /proc/fs/nfsd/exports
	Hello Lins & All

On Thu, 29 Oct 1998, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Matti Aarnio wrote:
> >    The problem there is that IPv4 addresses, and masks are 32 bits
> > long network-byte-order values, and our tradition has been printing
> > them out thru %08X  as if they are mere integers.   (And letting
> > user-space applications to  1: scan in the hex value, 2: turn it
> > from network-byte-order value to presentation value of dotted-
> > decimal form.)
> > 
> > Those values are NOT integers originally, they are octet arrays.
> 
> What?
> 
> The values are IPv4 addresses. There is _one_ standard way of printing
> them, and that standard way is as four decimal numbers. EVERYBODY prints
> them that way. It's the only sane way to show them. 
> 
> There is no question in my mind - printing out IPv4 addresses as hex
> "integers" is wrong. It has always been wrong, and it's wrong now. It
> happens to be very simple, which is the excuse for doing it, but it's
> still wrong.
	Ok how does the kernel read them ?  As Binary I assume
	& are represented as Hexidecimal units , then converted
	for human consumption to Decimal .  I am though a 'text'
	/proc fan .
(opinion)
	I hate the need to create user level facilities
	be able to read (some) of the files containing
	information about -my- system .
(/opinion)

 				Tia, JimL
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