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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Phonet: sockets list through proc_fs
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:31:41 +0200
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Marcel Holtmann a =C3=A9crit :
> Hi Remi,
>=20
>>>>>> From: R=C3=A9mi Denis-Courmont <remi.denis-courmont@nokia.com>
>>>>> isn't there are proper explaining commit message missing here?
>>>> AFAIK, a one-liners stick to the Subject line.
>>>>
>>>> (I use explicit From: due to my broken Microsoft-provided MTA).
>>> the From: is not the problem here. However it would be nice to have=
 a
>>> description of the change. Especially details like this is for debu=
gging
>>> or this is a public API or etc.
>> It's just like most network protocols exposing their sockets list in=
=20
>> /proc/net. Debugging/monitoring indeed.
>=20
> I think that for new protocols, we should not do this anymore and jus=
t
> use debugfs. Since that is exactly its job.

netstat uses /proc/net

iproute2 uses netlink

Now you suggest adding debugfs support ?

What a mess...