linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Add a new generic system call which has better performance, to get /proc data, than existing mechanisms

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Date:   Sun, 20 Nov 2022 19:37:59 +0000
From:   Anjali Kulkarni <anjali.k.kulkarni@...cle.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Add a new generic system call which has better performance,
 to get /proc data, than existing mechanisms

Thank you! I have fixed it.
Anjali

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From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2022 12:21 AM
To: Anjali Kulkarni
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Add a new generic system call which has better performance, to get /proc data, than existing mechanisms

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On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 05:50:03PM +0000, Anjali Kulkarni wrote:
> I will give it a try, but the majority of the savings are due to avoiding the conversion from binary to string in /proc.

That goes contrary to your previous statement saying that the readfile
call would help out here.

And there might be ways to convert binary to strings, perhaps look into
doing that?

good luck,

greg k-h