Re: [PATCH] proc: add byteorder file

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Nov 01 2022 - 00:33:30 EST


On Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 01:50:43AM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Certain files in procfs are formatted in byteorder dependent ways. For
> example the IP addresses in /proc/net/udp.
>
> Assuming the byteorder of the userspace program is not guaranteed to be
> correct in the face of emulation as for example with qemu-user.
>
> Also this makes it easier for non-compiled applications like
> shellscripts to discover the byteorder.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Why not put this in /sys/kernel/ instead? What does this have to do
with /proc/ other than it's traditionally been the dumping ground for
stuff like this? :)

thanks,

greg k-h