Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 06:50:22 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Zoltan Sebestyen <sebesty@cs.elte.hu> Cc: FreeBSD questions mailinglist <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD hackers mailinglist <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Q: about procfs Message-ID: <199711121450.GAA08154@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Nov 1997 13:04:04 %2B0100." <Pine.LNX.3.95.971112125559.23829A-100000@neumann.cs.elte.hu>
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>I'd like to know what will be the future of procfs on FreeBSD. Will it >provide more information about the system and the processes like it does >on Linux, or will I have to keep using kernel calls like the kvm_ >functions? This question raises everytime I port a Linux application that >uses procfs to gain some pieces of system level information. For most system information, I prefer the sysctl mechanism. For process information, I prefer procfs. We'll be extending both of these interfaces in the future to provide more information. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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