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From: Matthew Hall <mh@mhcomputing.net>
Subject: Re: per-PID network stats files in /proc
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:44:42 -0700
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On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 01:41:57PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> No. because most of these would be associated with global state.
> Even sockets can be shared between PID's.

OK. So if this is true, then I feel compelled to ask, why does 
/proc/PID/net/snmp exist in the first place, if it would never really work?

Thanks,
Matthew.