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SubjectRe: sed not working on /proc files
On Tue, May 04, 1999 at 06:31:25PM +0200, Alan Cox wrote:
> > This also would map nicely onto a "Linux-MIB" for remote network
> > control.
>
> I've been sent a patch that puts all the snmp like stats into /proc. its
> on my things to think about in 2.3.x pile

sysctl would have been easier, because it is already there.

What sysctl doesn't do (yet) is to manage dynamic lists of things (like
sockets). If that could be added I believe most of /proc/net could be
moved to sysctls, with the old /proc/net generated by a table driven
compatibility layer.

-Andi


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