Re: /proc/#/ctl removal

To: Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: /proc/#/ctl removal
From: David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:34:07 +0000

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 06:16:54PM +0200, Kamil Rytarowski wrote:
 > I plan to remove the filesystem process tracing capability through
 > /proc/#/ctl. This is a legacy interface from 4.4BSD, and it was
 > introduced to overcome shortcomings of ptrace(2) at that time, which are
 > no longer relevant (performance). Today /proc/#/ctl offers a narrow
 > subset of ptrace(2) commands and is not applicable for modern
 > applications use beyond simplistic tracing scenarios.

Yes please :-)

-- 
David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost

References:
- /proc/#/ctl removal
  - From: Kamil Rytarowski

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