Re: /proc file system

On Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 11:20:46AM -0700, Nat Ersoz wrote:
> The /proc fs is a thing of beauty.  Because each kernel module is free
> to use the proc fs for its own purposes, you have to read the kernel
> source code to figure what it does.  That's all there is to it.
> 
> Reading the source code is *not* a Linux annoyance.  It is _by_design_.
> 
> On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 04:05, Daniel C. von Asmuth wrote:
> > I wonder why the Linux /proc file system has not made it to the top of
> > Linux annoyances. It is about as obscure as the Windows Registry and as
> > well documented. We are told that much of what is in /proc will be moved
> > to the new sysfs in Linux 2.6, which seems like a small improvement at
> > best.
> > 
> > Kind regards,
man proc
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/Documentation/sysctl/*

Regards,
Luciano Rocha