linux-kernel - Re: [oss-security] [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly

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Message-ID: <Y6y/0uzFlTpkw/VT@mit.edu>
Date:   Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:14:42 -0500
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Demi Marie Obenour <demi@...isiblethingslab.com>
Cc:     oss-security@...ts.openwall.com,
        Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@...il.com>,
        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-man@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [oss-security] [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat
 correctly

On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 01:02:35PM -0500, Demi Marie Obenour wrote:
> > I think the argument I'm trying to make is to be flexible in
> > implementation, allowing for future needs and wants--that is "future
> > proofing".
> 
> Linux should not have an XML, JSON, or YAML serializer.  Linux already
> does way too much; let’s not add one more thing to the list.

There's always Protobufs[1]!  :-)  And all of these are better than
ASN.1, for which Google already has a limited parser (for x.509
certificates).   :-)   :-)   :-)

						- Ted