Re: Suggested dual human/binary interface for proc/devfs

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Date: Fri Apr 07 2000 - 23:27:42 EST

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Richard Gooch wrote:
>> >
> > Yes, that's what /proc/sys has gotten absolutely correct. This is a
> > Good Thing[TM].
>
> So if we removed the magic ID's (and sysctl(2)), Linus would be happy?
>

Yes, but the interior code is messy, and removing the magic IDs will
make anyone who cares about SNMP *VERY* unhappy.

-hpa

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