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Date:      Tue, 16 Nov 1999 07:19:52 +0100
From:      Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>
To:        Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PATCH for testing 
Message-ID:  <23514.942733192@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 Nov 1999 14:18:24 PST." <199911152218.OAA45512@apollo.backplane.com> 

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In message <199911152218.OAA45512@apollo.backplane.com>, Matthew Dillon writes:
>:http://phk.freebsd.dk/misc/p_args.patch
>:
>:The p_args.patch patch implements a cache of the commandline arguments
>:in the process structure and makes ps(1) pick it up from there with
>:sysctl rather than by groping around in the target process memory.
>:
>:This patch:
>:        Speeds up ps(1).
>
>    Why don't we get rid of the 'e' option to ps while we are at it 
>    considering how much of a security hole it is.  I've never liked the
>    'e' option.

Hmm, well, I like to have it around for root at least...

--
Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."
FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far!


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