Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Patch for 2.2.10 (Quelle surprise!) | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 07 Jul 1999 14:48:24 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Bjorn" == Bjorn Wesen <bjorn@sparta.lu.se> writes:
Bjorn> On 7 Jul 1999, Jes Sorensen wrote: >> You still haven't explained why a syscall/sysctl is needed for this >> when all the information can be obtained by parsing /proc/cpuinfo
Bjorn> otoh, all the sys parameters are in /proc/sys as well. i guess Bjorn> cpuinfo was left out in the cold because its typically Bjorn> read-only ? but still, its not like sysctl and proc are Bjorn> completely orthogonal..
Since it is read only there isn't really any reason to provide two interfaces to the exact same information as far as I can see. Except of course if one believes in bloating the kernel for the sake of bloating.
Jes
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