> the /proc/1/maps file contains the list of libraries, > executables etc that form the text image of the init > process. > > also command "ldd /sbin/init" will show the list of > shared libraries of the init. > > but both are not same.i.e the libraries in > /proc/1/maps file and the libaries shown when "ldd > /sbin/init" command is executed are not same. > > why is that so.?? if anybody know the reason tell me. They are not different. They appear different because sometimes what ldd displays is a symbolic link and what you see in /proc is the actual filename. ldd looks for a specific name (what was used when linknig the executable) and prints that name if it finds a corresponding directory entry. It doesn't follow symbolic links to get to the actual file name. /proc/*/maps does a lookup based on the inode, so it finds the actual file rather than the symbolic link. -Ravi. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
