Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 06 Nov 2001 12:38:33 -0700 | From | Ben Greear <> | Subject | Re: PROPOSAL: /proc standards (was dot-proc interface [was: /proc stuff]) |
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Stephen Satchell wrote:
> The /proc API was developed to solve a specific problem. Now, people > have proposed and The Powers That Be have accepted extensions to the > /proc interface as a superior way to tune the kernel, particularly from > shell scripts, and to monitor the kernel, again from shell scripts. > It's a good thing, actually, in that it preserves the best of the Unix > mentality: don't re-invent, reuse.
I definately like this approach....
> The RIGHT tool to fix the problem is the pen, not the coding pad. I > hereby pick up that pen and put forth version 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.1 of the > Rules of /Proc: > > 1) IT SHOULD NOT BE PRETTY. No tabs to line up columns. No "progress > bars." No labels except as "proc comments" (see later). No in-line > labelling.
Tabs and/or multiple spaces should not be any harder to parse than a single space, so I don't necessarily see the need to restrict them.
> 3) All integral decimal values shall be assumed by both programs and > humans to consist of any number of bits. [C'mon, people, dealing with > 64-bit or 128-bit numbers is NOT HARD. If you don't know how, LEARN. > bc(1) can provide hints on how to do this -- use the Source, Luke.] > Numbers shall contain decimal digits [0-9] only. Zero-padding is allowed.
Sometimes HEX is the best way to display things. I think we should be able to use 0xAABBCCDD type formatting. The key here is to always prefix with 0x so we can parse it correctly.
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