From 298854f02963bd8e43dfeb7224d88cfeb0c932cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Andersen Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 01:09:18 +0000 Subject: My latest ramblings. -Erik --- TODO | 338 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 338 insertions(+) (limited to 'TODO') diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index daa21cffd..87f48db38 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -128,3 +128,341 @@ I'll add this to the TODO list, does also... +------------------------------------------------------------------ + + +Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:23:12 +0000 (GMT) +From: Riley Williams +X-Sender: rhw@moo.cus.org.uk +To: almesber@lrc.di.epfl.ch +Cc: "Albert D. Cahalan" , + Linux Kernel +Subject: Re: What /proc should contain [was: /proc/driver/microcode] +In-Reply-To: <20000224165245.A29790@lrc.di.epfl.ch> +Message-ID: +Sender: owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu +Precedence: bulk + +Hi there. + + >> Nope, most /proc access is does via programs written in C. + + > That varies a lot from file to file. E.g. I haven't seen any + > programs that are specificly designed to read /proc/atm/* yet, + > and I know of only one (fuser) that reads /proc/mounts, + > extracting only partial information (just to pick two examples + > that I'm quite familiar with). + +As a point of reference, here's a slightly tweaked analysis of the +programs on the system I'm reading your mail on. Basically, I ran the +following script... + + Q> #!/bin/bash + Q> function use() { + Q> for Z in $* ; do + Q> strings $Z | grep /proc | sed "s=^=$Z =" + Q> done + Q> } + Q> use /{,s}bin/* /usr/{,s}bin/* | sort -u | tee proc-usage + +...and then went through it removing comments and print format +strings. Replace /proc with /dev and you'd soon have an equivalent +list for that - although I can report that such is MUCH larger... + +There are three programs therein that refer to /proc/mounts ... + + /bin/mount + /bin/umount + /usr/bin/eject + +...and, as you stated, none that refer to /proc/atm on this system. +However, as this is a RedHat Linux 5.0 based system, that's not +necessarily an up to date reference thereto... + +Here's the list anyway... + +/bin/kill /proc/%d/cmdline +/bin/kill /proc/%d/stat + +/bin/mount /proc/devices +/bin/mount /proc/filesystems +/bin/mount /proc/mounts + +/bin/netstat /proc/net +/bin/netstat /proc/net/appletalk +/bin/netstat /proc/net/ax25 +/bin/netstat /proc/net/ax25_route +/bin/netstat /proc/net/dev +/bin/netstat /proc/net/ip_masquerade +/bin/netstat /proc/net/ipx +/bin/netstat /proc/net/ipx_route +/bin/netstat /proc/net/netstat +/bin/netstat /proc/net/nr +/bin/netstat /proc/net/nr_neigh +/bin/netstat /proc/net/nr_nodes +/bin/netstat /proc/net/raw +/bin/netstat /proc/net/route +/bin/netstat /proc/net/rt_cache +/bin/netstat /proc/net/snmp +/bin/netstat /proc/net/tcp +/bin/netstat /proc/net/udp +/bin/netstat /proc/net/unix + +/bin/umount /proc/devices +/bin/umount /proc/mounts + +/sbin/arp /proc/net/appletalk +/sbin/arp /proc/net/arp +/sbin/arp /proc/net/ax25 +/sbin/arp /proc/net/ipx +/sbin/arp /proc/net/nr +/sbin/arp /proc/net/unix + +/sbin/cardctl /proc/devices + +/sbin/cardmgr /proc/devices + +/sbin/fdisk /proc/ide/%s/media +/sbin/fdisk /proc/scsi/scsi + +/sbin/getty /proc/version + +/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net +/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/appletalk +/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/ax25 +/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/dev +/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/ipx +/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/nr +/sbin/ifconfig /proc/net/unix + +/sbin/ifup /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe + +/sbin/ipchains /proc/net/ip_fwchains +/sbin/ipchains /proc/net/ip_fwnames +/sbin/ipchains /proc/net/ip_masquerade +/sbin/ipchains /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward + +/sbin/ipmaddr /proc/net/dev_mcast +/sbin/ipmaddr /proc/net/igmp +/sbin/ipmaddr /proc/net/igmp6 + +/sbin/iptunnel /proc/net/dev + +/sbin/killall5 /proc/%s/cmdline +/sbin/killall5 /proc/%s/exe +/sbin/killall5 /proc/%s/stat +/sbin/killall5 /proc/version + +/sbin/klogd /proc/kmsg + +/sbin/lsmod /proc/modules + +/sbin/modprobe /proc/modules + +/sbin/pidof /proc/%s/cmdline +/sbin/pidof /proc/%s/exe +/sbin/pidof /proc/%s/stat +/sbin/pidof /proc/version + +/sbin/probe /proc/pci + +/sbin/rarp /proc/net/ax25 +/sbin/rarp /proc/net/nr +/sbin/rarp /proc/net/rarp + +/sbin/rmmod /proc/modules + +/sbin/rmmod.static /proc/modules + +/sbin/route /proc/net/appletalk +/sbin/route /proc/net/ax25 +/sbin/route /proc/net/ax25_route +/sbin/route /proc/net/ipx +/sbin/route /proc/net/ipx_route +/sbin/route /proc/net/nr +/sbin/route /proc/net/nr_neigh +/sbin/route /proc/net/nr_nodes +/sbin/route /proc/net/route +/sbin/route /proc/net/rt_cache +/sbin/route /proc/net/unix + +/sbin/scsi_info /proc/scsi +/sbin/scsi_info /proc/scsi/%s +/sbin/scsi_info /proc/scsi/scsi + +/sbin/slattach /proc/net/ax25 +/sbin/slattach /proc/net/nr + +/sbin/swapoff /proc/swaps + +/sbin/swapon /proc/swaps + +/sbin/uugetty /proc/version + +/usr/bin/dig /proc/ +/usr/bin/dig /proc/interrupts +/usr/bin/dig /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/dig /proc/rtc +/usr/bin/dig /proc/self/status +/usr/bin/dig /proc/stat + +/usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/ +/usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/interrupts +/usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/rtc +/usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/self/status +/usr/bin/dnsquery /proc/stat + +/usr/bin/eject /proc/mounts + +/usr/bin/emacs /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/fetchmail /proc/net/dev + +/usr/bin/free /proc/meminfo + +/usr/bin/gmake /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/gpm-root /proc/loadavg +/usr/bin/gpm-root /proc/meminfo + +/usr/bin/host /proc/ +/usr/bin/host /proc/interrupts +/usr/bin/host /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/host /proc/rtc +/usr/bin/host /proc/self/status +/usr/bin/host /proc/stat + +/usr/bin/hoststat /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/cpuinfo +/usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/pci +/usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/scsi/scsi +/usr/bin/hwdiag /proc/version + +/usr/bin/lsdev /proc/dma +/usr/bin/lsdev /proc/interrupts +/usr/bin/lsdev /proc/ioports + +/usr/bin/mailq /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/make /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/mcookie /proc/loadavg +/usr/bin/mcookie /proc/stat + +/usr/bin/newaliases /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/nslookup /proc/ +/usr/bin/nslookup /proc/interrupts +/usr/bin/nslookup /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/nslookup /proc/rtc +/usr/bin/nslookup /proc/self/status +/usr/bin/nslookup /proc/stat + +/usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/ +/usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/interrupts +/usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/rtc +/usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/self/status +/usr/bin/nsupdate /proc/stat + +/usr/bin/pgp /proc/version +/usr/bin/pgpe /proc/version +/usr/bin/pgpk /proc/version +/usr/bin/pgps /proc/version +/usr/bin/pgpv /proc/version + +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/cmdline +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/devices +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/dma +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/filesystems +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/interrupts +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/loadavg +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/modules +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/stat +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/uptime +/usr/bin/procinfo /proc/version + +/usr/bin/purgestat /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/screen /proc/loadavg + +/usr/bin/strace /proc/%d/stat + +/usr/bin/top /proc/cpuinfo +/usr/bin/top /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/top /proc/stat + +/usr/bin/vmstat /proc/%s/stat +/usr/bin/vmstat /proc/meminfo +/usr/bin/vmstat /proc/stat + +/usr/sbin/atd /proc/loadavg + +/usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/ +/usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/interrupts +/usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/meminfo +/usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/rtc +/usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/self/status +/usr/sbin/dnskeygen /proc/stat + +/usr/sbin/fuser /proc/%d/stat +/usr/sbin/fuser /proc/net/%s +/usr/sbin/fuser /proc/net/unix + +/usr/sbin/in.identd /proc/net/tcp + +/usr/sbin/irpd /proc/ +/usr/sbin/irpd /proc/interrupts +/usr/sbin/irpd /proc/meminfo +/usr/sbin/irpd /proc/rtc +/usr/sbin/irpd /proc/self/status +/usr/sbin/irpd /proc/stat + +/usr/sbin/named /proc/ +/usr/sbin/named /proc/interrupts +/usr/sbin/named /proc/meminfo +/usr/sbin/named /proc/rtc +/usr/sbin/named /proc/self/status +/usr/sbin/named /proc/stat + +/usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/ +/usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/interrupts +/usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/meminfo +/usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/rtc +/usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/self/status +/usr/sbin/named-xfer /proc/stat + +/usr/sbin/readprofile /proc/profile + +/usr/sbin/rwhod /proc/loadavg +/usr/sbin/rwhod /proc/uptime + +/usr/sbin/sendmail /proc/loadavg + +/usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options +/usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options/${console}-mode +/usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options/input-device +/usr/sbin/setconsole /proc/openprom/options/output-device + +Best wishes from Riley. + + * Copyright (C) 1999, Memory Alpha Systems. + * All rights and wrongs reserved. + 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