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Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly

From: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith () oracle com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 08:43:02 -0800

On 12/28/22 08:47, Demi Marie Obenour wrote:

A binary format would be even better.  No risk of ambiguity.


That is how the Solaris (and now illumos) /proc has always worked - fewer
parsing problems, but you need to use tools to handle the contents, not
just cat/less/etc.

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E37852/proc-5.html

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        -Alan Coopersmith-                 alan.coopersmith () oracle com
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- - - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Shawn Webb (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Demi Marie Obenour (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Jan Engelhardt (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Shawn Webb (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Demi Marie Obenour (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly John Helmert III (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Shawn Webb (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Alejandro Colomar (Dec 28)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Theodore Ts'o (Dec 29)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Demi Marie Obenour (Dec 29)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Alan Coopersmith (Dec 29)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Steffen Nurpmeso (Dec 29)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly David A. Wheeler (Dec 29)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Jeffrey Walton (Dec 29)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Steffen Nurpmeso (Dec 29)
    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Steffen Nurpmeso (Dec 28)
    - RE: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly David Laight (Dec 31)
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    - Re: [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly Jakub Wilk (Dec 30)
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