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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: Yet another design for /proc. Or actually /kernel.
Date: 7 Nov 2001 12:58:24 -0800
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Followup to:  <slrn9uj1nf.5lj.spamtrap@dexter.hensema.xs4all.nl>
By author:    spamtrap@use.reply-to (Erik Hensema)
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> 
> - Multiple values per file when needed
> 	A file is a two dimensional array: it has lines and every line
> 	can consist of multiple fields.
> 	A good example of this is the current /proc/mounts.
> 	This can be parsed very easily in all languages.
> 	No need for single-value files, that's oversimplification.
> 

Actually, /proc/mounts is currently broken, and is an excellent
example of why the above statement simply isn't true unless you apply
another level of indirection: try mounting something on a directory
the name of which contains whitespace in any form (remember, depending
on your setup this may be doable by an unprivileged user...)

	-hpa
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