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Subject: Re: sysctl way too slow
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On Wednesday 14 July 2010 13:49:07 Atom Smasher wrote:
> http://smasher.org/tmp/zsh-bsd-sysctl-slow.png
> 
> is there a way to get this information that doesn't take so long?
> 
> the same info is available on linux via /sys and /proc and on comparable
> hardware, i can get the info about 100x faster.
> 
> thanks...

Maybe you are using the sysctls wrong. Did you read man 3 sysctl?

--HPS