Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:12:39 +1100 | From | Rusty Russell <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5 PROPOSAL: Replacement for current /proc of shit. |
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On Sun, 4 Nov 2001 02:40:51 +0100 Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net> wrote:
> On November 2, 2001 03:20 am, Rusty Russell wrote: > > I agree with the "one file, one value" idea. > > So cat /proc/partitions goes from being a nice, easy to read and use human > interface to something other than that. Lets not go overboard.
Firstly, do not perpetuate the myth of /proc being "human readable". (Hint: what language do humans speak?) It supposed to be "admin readable" and "machine readable".
Secondly, it is possible to implement a table formatter which kicks in when someone does a read() on a directory. This is not a desirable format: look at /proc/mounts when you have a mount point with a space in it for a good example.
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