> Explicit versions on proc files don't tell you anything that you
> can't get from uname().
How can a utility know what kernel versions in the future are going
to break the format?
I'm not really all that keen on adding versions to /proc files as a
whole, but it might save some people lots of grief.
However, for some /proc files that have a header, its possible for
the utilities to notice additional fields and blort out a `please
update me' type message.
> It would be more useful for someone to make (and maintain) a master
> chart of proc format changes by kernel version.
Yes... indeed it would.
-cw
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