Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:44:25 +1100 | From | Rusty Russell <> | Subject | Re: Yet another design for /proc. Or actually /kernel. |
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On 7 Nov 2001 19:09:35 GMT spamtrap@use.reply-to (Erik Hensema) wrote:
> > Here's my go at a new design for /proc. I designed it from a userland > point of view and tried not to drown myself into details.
> - Multiple values per file when needed > A file is a two dimensional array: it has lines and every line > can consist of multiple fields. > A good example of this is the current /proc/mounts. > This can be parsed very easily in all languages. > No need for single-value files, that's oversimplification.
No, it deals nicely with any possible values in the file. And without headers, how do I know what's what? And how do I update one value.
Meanwhile, there's far too much talk, far too little code. Will post new patch next week.
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