Re: decode /proc

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From: Tauno Voipio
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:37

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peter wrote:
> Dear All
>     I want to display the /proc information in my bochs GUI (http://
> peter-bochs.googlecode.com). My question is, Is /proc completely
> located in memory? If yes, how can I get its location? and how can I
> decode it?
> 
> thanks
> from Peter (cmk128@hotmail.com)


There is no single memory block associated
with the files in /proc. For most of the
files, the output data is generated when
the read system call is performed to the file.

For documentation, get Linux sources and
see the proc filesystem description in the
documentation directory,

-- 

Tauno Voipio

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