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Subject: Re: Porting from Linux to FreeBSD (procfs question)
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On Fri, 4 Jan 2008, gregoryd.freebsd@free.fr wrote:

> Also, have you considered procstat ? (as i read here: 
> http://ivoras.sharanet.org/freebsd/freebsd8.html it is destined to replace 
> procfs in a way, am I wrong ?)
>
> Depending on how short term your application must be available (and how long 
> it will take to MFC procstat), it might do the thing.

Not really related to the thread in a general sense, but: I do plan to MFC 
procstat, probably in February or March.  I will definitely MFC it to 7.x, and 
I may also MFC it to 6.x.

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge