>>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2007 at 12:34 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Interesting. As all the time stamps are the current time, I presume that > this is some kind of a fake directory which gets current data. Both /proc and /sys (which arrived with 2.6) are what are called "pseudo file systems." As you suspect, they are abstractions of kernel control blocks for a variety of different things. Some pseudo files within the /proc/sys and /sys hierarchy are modifiable, which means you can dynamically control certain aspects of system behavior. The modifications remain in place until the next IPL, or until someone/something modifies them. The usual practice to modify the values in /proc/sys is via the sysctl command. If you want the modifications to be present after the next boot, you put them in /etc/sysctl.conf. There is also a programmable interface, see "man 2 sysctl". I'm not (yet) aware of a similar configuration file for /sys. The systool command appears to be radically different from sysctl. I'm not very familiar with it at all. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
