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From"Albert D. Cahalan" <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] 2.5 PROPOSAL: Replacement for current /proc of shit.
DateSun, 4 Nov 2001 00:36:46 -0500 (EST)
Martin Dalecki writes:

> Bull shit. Standard policy is currently to keep crude old
> interfaces until no end of time. Here are some examples:
>
> /proc/meminfo
>         total:    used:    free:  shared: buffers:  cached:
> Mem:  196005888 60133376 135872512        0  3280896 31088640
> Swap: 410255360        0 410255360
> MemTotal:       191412 kB
> MemFree:        132688 kB
> MemShared:           0 kB
> Buffers:          3204 kB
>
> The first lines could have gone 2 years ago.

Kill them in the 2.5.0 kernel.

> /proc/ksyms - this is duplicating a system call (and making stuff
> easier for intrusors)

This is still used by procps.
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