Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 10:44:52 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: dg@root.com Cc: Marc Slemko <marcs@znep.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: libkvm sucks Message-ID: <37419904.840E1CF1@softweyr.com> References: <199905181227.FAA20767@implode.root.com>
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David Greenman wrote:
>
> Generally we've been moving towards using sysctl for reading kernel data.
> procfs/kernfs is usually the wrong tool for the job in most cases (my
> subjective opinion of course).
And afterwards, if someone really wants it, you could reimplement
procfs using sysctl, taking advantage of the fine-grained access that
has already been implemented.
Not that procfs gains you anything over sysctl, except some sort of
compability with Linux.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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