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

From: H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Date: Fri Apr 07 2000 - 20:01:20 EST

Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > > Well, part of the advantage for doing that is that it would make it
> > > trivial to run Linux remotely via SNMP. This is a *huge* advantage.
> >
> > You know, snmpd is not exactly the new thing... Why push the ugly
> > interface into the kernel? Besides, if you want numbers - fine, just
> > create your "numeric" tree and populate it with links to your heart's
> > pleasure. Problem solved.
>
> We have a numeric tree. Its called sysctl. Its trivial to export to snmp
> and there are people doing it as is.
>
> Of course Linus hates sysctlm so back to square 0
>

Part of that is probably that sysctl (a) is very messy inside the kernel
and (b) there is noone really maintaining the MIBs. Would it help if I
volunteered to maintain the MIBs?

        -hpa 

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