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Newer page: version 12 Last edited on Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:05:26 pm by LawrenceDoliveiro
Older page: version 9 Last edited on Monday, June 25, 2007 8:42:16 am by IanMcDonald Revert
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 The [sysfsutils | http://linux-diag.sourceforge.net/Sysfsutils.html] contain a library and a CommandLine tool called <tt>systool</tt> to explore <tt>/sys</tt> and display and alter current settings. The corresponding [Debian] [Package] also uses this tool to provide boot time configuration of SysFs values through the <tt>/etc/sysfs.conf</tt> file. 
  
 Parts of SysFs are being deprecated. For example see http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/3/5/427 - this is one of several messages I've seen around different areas of SysFs and to me it seems like SysFs is losing favour -- opinion of IanMcDonald 
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+ The above message clearly refers to _parts_ of sysfs that it is now considered should not have been included. The _rationale_ for the existence of sysfs--as the preferred userspace-visible representation of information the kernel has about hardware--still remains, with no signs of any plans to make this information available in any other form. This information was moved out of ProcFs because the latter was simply turning into a dumping ground for information that had nothing to do with processes.  
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+ See also [this LKML discussion|http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/Sysfs_Stability] about current sysfs maintenance issues.  
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+ -- LawrenceDoliveiro  
  
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