Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Juan Rodriguez Hervella
an error saying cant find /dev/shm. I tried : adding this to /dev but was unable to. Does anyone have any : : For some unexcused reason there is the trend in Linux to represent : everything as kind of a wired half finished pseudo file system. /proc : pipe devicefs sysctl and so

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 10:22:02AM +0200, Juan Rodriguez Hervella wrote: (still waiting for FreeBSD to complete a sysinstall program that doesn't look as if it was an assignment for high-school interns). What's the matter with sysinstall ? I very much like sysinstall as it is now. :) to

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Matthias Andree
Marcin Dalecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There isn't much either Solaris /proc or FresBSD /proc have in common with what Linux calls /proc. And finally on my FreeBSD box - kozaczek# mount /dev/ad0s1a on / (ufs, local, soft-updates) devfs on /dev (devfs, local) kozaczek# top And top

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Marcin Dalecki
Matthias Andree wrote: Marcin Dalecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: There isn't much either Solaris /proc or FresBSD /proc have in common with what Linux calls /proc. And finally on my FreeBSD box - kozaczek# mount /dev/ad0s1a on / (ufs, local, soft-updates) devfs on /dev (devfs, local) kozaczek#

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 02:23:25PM +0200, Marcin Dalecki wrote: You know that file system name lookup is one of the most expensive system calls under UNIX? stating the obvious is a clumsy rhetorical ploy (asking for agreement without making a point). -- Thomas E. Dickey [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Marcin Dalecki
Thomas Dickey wrote: On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 02:23:25PM +0200, Marcin Dalecki wrote: You know that file system name lookup is one of the most expensive system calls under UNIX? stating the obvious is a clumsy rhetorical ploy (asking for agreement without making a point). The point is that this

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Matthias Andree
Marcin Dalecki schrieb am 2003-07-07: Matthias Andree wrote: Update your Linux top or run fewer processes on it then. :- You know that file system name lookup is one of the most expensive system calls under UNIX? So what? If you don't like the interface because it does ever so expensive

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Marcin Dalecki
Matthias Andree wrote: On Mon, 07 Jul 2003, Marcin Dalecki wrote: The point is that this is one of the reasons why the top command in question takes a lot of relative CPU time under Linux. Some faster versions of procps utils try to cache data but the trade off is simply the fact that the

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Jul 07), Matthias Andree said: Marcin Dalecki schrieb am 2003-07-07: Matthias Andree wrote: Update your Linux top or run fewer processes on it then. :- You know that file system name lookup is one of the most expensive system calls under UNIX? So what? If you

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 03:35:21PM +0200, Marcin Dalecki wrote: Thomas Dickey wrote: On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 02:23:25PM +0200, Marcin Dalecki wrote: You know that file system name lookup is one of the most expensive system calls under UNIX? stating the obvious is a clumsy rhetorical

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Harti Brandt
Hi, I'm not sure, whether this mailing list is the correct place for linux-centered discussions. Perhaps you want to continue via private mail? Regards, harti On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Dan Nelson wrote: DNIn the last episode (Jul 07), Matthias Andree said: DN Marcin Dalecki schrieb am 2003-07-07:

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-07 Thread Matthias Andree
On Mon, 07 Jul 2003, Marcin Dalecki wrote: The point is that this is one of the reasons why the top command in question takes a lot of relative CPU time under Linux. Some faster versions of procps utils try to cache data but the trade off is simply the fact that the results are not 100%

/dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Myron J. Mayfield
I attempted to install the linux java sapgui on FreeBSD 5.0, but the jar file only unpacked part of it. I then copied the files from my Redhat 9 machine. I linked up all the linux libraries needed and attempted to start it. It gives me an error saying cant find /dev/shm. I tried adding

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Marcin Dalecki
Myron J. Mayfield wrote: I attempted to install the linux java sapgui on FreeBSD 5.0, but the jar file only unpacked part of it. I then copied the files from my Redhat 9 machine. I linked up all the linux libraries needed and attempted to start it. It gives me an error saying cant find /dev/shm

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Myron J. Mayfield
saying cant find /dev/shm. I tried adding this to /dev but was unable to. Does anyone have any information? Thank you. I am somewhat new to FreeBSD but have used linux for Many years. For some unexcused reason there is the trend in Linux to represent everything as kind of a wired half finished

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Thomas Dickey
and attempted to start it. It gives me an error saying cant find /dev/shm. I tried adding this to /dev but was unable to. Does anyone have any information? Thank you. I am somewhat new to FreeBSD but have used linux for Many years. For some unexcused reason there is the trend in Linux

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Christopher Vance
On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 08:14:44PM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote: : On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 01:58:19AM +0200, Marcin Dalecki wrote: : Myron J. Mayfield wrote: : start it. It gives me an error saying cant find /dev/shm. I tried : adding this to /dev but was unable to. Does anyone have any

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Thomas E. Dickey
On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, Christopher Vance wrote: On Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 08:14:44PM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote: : On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 01:58:19AM +0200, Marcin Dalecki wrote: : Myron J. Mayfield wrote: : start it. It gives me an error saying cant find /dev/shm. I tried : adding

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Marcin Dalecki
libraries needed and attempted to start it. It gives me an error saying cant find /dev/shm. I tried adding this to /dev but was unable to. Does anyone have any information? Thank you. I am somewhat new to FreeBSD but have used linux for Many years. For some unexcused reason there is the trend

Re: /dev/shm

2003-07-06 Thread Marcin Dalecki
Thomas E. Dickey wrote: The /proc stuff is used in real Unix's such as Solaris. Just checking, I see that FreeBSD implements procfs, which is along the same lines. There isn't much either Solaris /proc or FresBSD /proc have in common with what Linux calls /proc. And finally on my FreeBSD box -