netdev - Re: [PATCH] Phonet: sockets list through proc

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Message-ID: <4A64478D.9030008@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:31:41 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
CC:	Rémi Denis-Courmont 
	<remi.denis-courmont@...ia.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Phonet: sockets list through proc_fs

Marcel Holtmann a écrit :
> Hi Remi,
> 
>>>>>> From: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi.denis-courmont@...ia.com>
>>>>> isn't there are proper explaining commit message missing here?
>>>> AFAIK, a one-liners stick to the Subject line.
>>>>
>>>> (I use explicit From: due to my broken Microsoft-provided MTA).
>>> the From: is not the problem here. However it would be nice to have a
>>> description of the change. Especially details like this is for debugging
>>> or this is a public API or etc.
>> It's just like most network protocols exposing their sockets list in 
>> /proc/net. Debugging/monitoring indeed.
> 
> I think that for new protocols, we should not do this anymore and just
> use debugfs. Since that is exactly its job.

netstat uses /proc/net

iproute2 uses netlink

Now you suggest adding debugfs support ?

What a mess...

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