On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:34:12 +0300 Tzahi Fadida wrote: > > > Hi, > > I have a design question. > > I am creating a module that will dispense statistics and debugging > > information. > > What is the more correct way to dispense this information? The information > > will look like a result of ps -ax or dmesg or top, etc... > > Use /proc? /sys? use the device /dev? > > I want it to be as simple to access as possible. > > 10x. > > I prefer debugfs. Of course, it's optional, so not always there, > but that's the case for /proc and /sys as well. if (as gregkh already pointed out) it's going to be ad hoc and informal, and possibly try to cram several values into a single file. don't use sysfs -- sysfs has some fairly strict aesthetics. OTOH, if you look at other examples under /sys, and are willing to model your files/dirs after that and play by the already-established rules, then /sys is an option. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://fsdev.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
