Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Why no sysctl (Was: Re: /proc/cpuinfo verbiage ...) | Date | Fri, 03 Sep 1999 22:58:33 -0700 | From | Jason Nordwick <> |
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>Whenever this comes up though people say cpuinfo is for human eyes >only, it should not be parsed. But when someone suggests making a syscall >for it, everyone decries that idea too. >
I have always wanted to ask this question, and this seems like an appropriate thread.
Coming from a Free/OpenBSD background, I have always really liked the sysctl MIB. The sysctl command line too allows values to be manipulated and read easily (much easier than parsing the /proc entries).
Why does Linux deprecate that use? Why has is opted for a /proc interface?
I do wish that BSD would implement a /sysctl or something interface for browsing, but then again, that is what 'sysctl -a | grep' is for :)
-jason
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