Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-15,: Re: Suggested dual human/binary interface for proc/devfs

# Re: Suggested dual human/binary interface for proc/devfs

Stephen C. Tweedie (sct@redhat.com)
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:02:33 +0100

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Hi,

On Sat, Apr 08, 2000 at 04:59:30AM +0000, jmcmullan@linuxcare.com wrote:
>
> Why not (assuming we have a string based sysctl_s()) assign
> the MIB numbers to strings? Ie, a MIB <-> sysctl_s() database like:

> 1.2.3.4.1 /kernel/vm/free_pages
> 1.2.3.4.2 /kernel/vm/swap_max

The sysctl() syscall _already_ uses integer vectors like "1.2.3.4.1".
We already have this.

--Stephen

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