>>>>> "Martin" == Martin J Bligh <mbligh@aracnet.com> writes:
>> And i'd still keep environ seperate. I'm inclined to think ps
>> should never have presented it in the first place. This is the
>> direction i (for what it's worth) favor.
Martin> If it doesn't need it then sure, otherwise just dump whatever
Martin> it needs in there. The seperate files would still be there
Martin> too.
Why not make an mmapable file in /proc with everything in it?
It can be sparse, so have the first part a bit map to say what
processes are active, then just look at the bits you need.
That gets rid of all but the open and mmap system call.
Peter C
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