Re: Faster /proc access

Pauline Middelink (middelin@polyware.nl)
Tue, 18 May 1999 08:10:34 +0200

On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 03:22:01PM +0200, Jos Hulzink wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In a kernel-wishlist for 2.1 / 2.2 there was a wish about faster /proc
> access (i.e. binary /proc). I thought this was a nice project for me to
> start real kernel development (in the past, I've only hacked a bit and
> worked on the GGI project) For I'm new to this list, I want to ask if any
> important messages on this topic have been on this list in the past.
> (maybe this project is cancelled / already done ?)

Have a look at sysctl. It delivers much of the /proc data and
we (i?) am looking in accessing more of the /proc data from the
sysctl interface. this way /proc will become a simple human
readable mirror of the sysctl data, and programs should be
able to access the data in a native binary format...

Met vriendelijke groet,
Pauline Middelink

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