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From: Claus Brod <clausb@hpbeo79.bbn.hp.com>
Subject: Re: /dev/kmem
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 94 10:26:33 MESZ
In-Reply-To: <199407200701.AA14498@hieper.math.ruu.nl>; from "Richard Huveneers" at Jul 20, 94 9:01 am
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]
> Since "ps" normally consults /dev/kmem, I can do two things:
>
> - Change "ps" to consult /proc
> - Implement /dev/kmem
>
> The last one seems the most desireable solution to me, since Mint would become
> more BSD-ish in that way.
>
> Now my question is this: Why was /proc implemented into Mint?
> Has /proc advantages over /dev/kmem?
I think one advantage is that the kernel has more control over what it
publishes in /proc, and that the /proc device is visible to the user
for simple manipulations such as in the MultiTOS desktop.
I'm not sure, however, what a /dev/kmem offers. If it opens up the
complete kernel address space to other processes, I would definitely
prefer the /proc approach since it seems safer to me.
--clausb@hpbeo79.bbn.hp.com-----------------------------------------------
Claus Brod, MDD, HP Boeblingen Have you hugged your manager today?
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