Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 23 May 1998 00:03:15 -0400 (EDT) | From | <> | Subject | Re: Re: size of files in /proc |
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On Fri, 22 May 1998, Jeffrey B. Siegal wrote:
> >If /proc gave bogus values for the size, instead of 0, then programs that > >rely on the size would *irregularly, erratically, and unpredictably* give > >wrong results, depending on the relationship of the real size to the reported > >size. > > Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but why are the files in /proc > (many of which do not have a defined, fixed, length) regular files? Why not > character devices?
Character devices require device numbers, named pipes would be more accurate.
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