Re: /proc file system, seems to -not- have standardisation ?

James W. Laferriere (babydr@nwrain.net)
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 18:51:48 -0800 (PST)


On Mon, 17 Feb 1997, Alan Cox wrote:
> > /proc/dev/net < these are my areas of greatest
> > /proc/dev/net/eth0 < concern on the subject.
> > /proc/dev/net/eth1 <-- This line would allow the
> > /proc/dev/net/eth... < testing for eth1 & then
>
> This actually doesnt help much but does expand out some useful stuff
> currently specific to the wan driver.

Alan, A little more specifics ? IE; Wan driver, How It helps ?
& Why it won't help much for other stuff ?

> > PS: This is just a very crude idea, not even sure if it is viable
> > with present Kernels.
> I think it is. Certainly if someone came up with a rational format for
> all of /proc, that _didnt_ clash with the existing /proc files I would
> be willing to go for it and to optionally support 'oldproc' files in
> 2.2, and lose them over a couple of years as the tools knew the newer
> formats.

OK, I'll begin to layout a rough draft of the subject.
Hmmm, this is going to be an interesting
ordeal / learning-experience....

> Whoever does it had better get it right however - we don't want to do
> that more than once

You betcha by golly gosh ;-)

Tia, JimL
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