Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 8 Nov 2001 01:20:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 8 Nov 2001 01:19:50 -0500 Received: from johnsl.lnk.telstra.net ([139.130.12.152]:39950 "HELO ns.higherplane.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 8 Nov 2001 01:19:44 -0500 Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:19:47 +1100 From: john slee To: "Albert D. Cahalan" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: /proc standards (was dot-proc interface [was: /proc Message-ID: <20011108171947.G2430@higherplane.net> In-Reply-To: <20011107170836.A4782@hensema.net> <200111080022.fA80MHq68859@saturn.cs.uml.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200111080022.fA80MHq68859@saturn.cs.uml.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 07:22:16PM -0500, Albert D. Cahalan wrote: > Splitting /proc can be done. Start by mounting procfs twice. > Make non-process stuff in /proc invisible, but still available. > Then in /kernel the process stuff can be disabled. The proc fs > code can even register two filesystem types, with different ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |||||||||||||||||||| this is the key part. two filesystems and union mount should satisfy backward compatibility needs while lspci and friends are migrating to /kern. this makes it a distribution issue, not a kernel issue, and there is no need for special backwards-compatibility stuff in either kernfs or procfs. j. -- R N G G "Well, there it goes again... And we just sit I G G G here without opposable thumbs." -- gary larson - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/