I worry about the free-format nature of /proc files sometimes.
What happens if someone needs to change the format? Programs
that read /proc probably use fragile ad-hoc parsers that break
easily if the format they're reading changes.
One of these days, it might be wise to switch to a uniform
keyword/value metaformat for all /proc files.
I could imagine switching to XML for /proc in kernel 2.5 :-)
That way, new elements could be added to /proc formats
with less worry about breaking parsers. Since every field
would then have a name, documentation might be more robust, too...
- Dan
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