Why is /proc/<n>/maps a pipe?

Chris Wedgwood (cw@ix.net.nz)
Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:10:43 +1300


Why is /proc/<n>/maps implemented as a pipe?

It seems to me this could be implemented like almost all other procfs
entities -- ie. a file.

-cw

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