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From: Grzegorz Kulewski <kangur@polcom.net>
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Greg KH wrote:
> Disadvantage:
> - it puts a non-process type thing into /proc which is what I am
>   specifically trying to get away from doing.
>
> Only process related things _should_ be in /proc.  Now if I can ever
> fully achieve that goal in my lifetime is something that is left to be
> seen...

Ok, probably - but who said this? IIRC there is no standard describing 
what should be in proc and what should not. I do not think that after so 
many years of storing everyting in /proc there is any chance that you will 
remove all not [0-9]* dirs and files from /proc before the sun will stop 
lighting... :-) Many, really _many_, binary only apps are using proc for 
999999 different (often stupid) things - how you will change that? There 
is way too late for such change, in my opinion.

And polluting / with proc, sys, dev, selinux, debug and who knows what 
else is at least equally bad.


Thanks,

Grzegorz Kulewski