Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [off-list ref] writes:
On Wed, Jul 21 2021, Emily Shaffer wrote:
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compat/linux/procinfo.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
[...]
+ /* NEEDSWORK: add non-procfs-linux implementations here */
We'd want non-Windows and non-Linux implementations of this, but that
NEEDSWORK comment should not be in compat/linux/procinfo.c, where we're
never going to add non-Linux code.
I am puzzled. This is talking about additional implementation for
Linux that does not use procfs, no (i.e. what to do with builds of
Linux that compile out the procfs support or installations that do
not mount the /proc hierarchy)?
The comment seems to be at the right place to remind us of them,
even though I do not know how important such an environment is.
On Mon, Aug 02 2021, Junio C Hamano wrote:
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
On Wed, Jul 21 2021, Emily Shaffer wrote:
quoted
compat/linux/procinfo.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
[...]
+ /* NEEDSWORK: add non-procfs-linux implementations here */
We'd want non-Windows and non-Linux implementations of this, but that
NEEDSWORK comment should not be in compat/linux/procinfo.c, where we're
never going to add non-Linux code.
I am puzzled. This is talking about additional implementation for
Linux that does not use procfs, no (i.e. what to do with builds of
Linux that compile out the procfs support or installations that do
not mount the /proc hierarchy)?
The comment seems to be at the right place to remind us of them,
even though I do not know how important such an environment is.
Yes, I see I misread that, nevermind the narrow suggestion then.
Is there a way to do this sort of thing on Linux without procfs? Other
than things that use procfs themselves, e.g. parsing "ps" output.