From: rog@vitanuova.com
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Novice question - run as other
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:34:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <90ae5a0975174f463f066e8be24438f5@vitanuova.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200403171800.i2HI0jtq086906@adat.davidashen.net>
> A more general conclusion is that for tasks where writing to
> or reading from files reflects or affects process space, and not
> name space, rc is not suitable and C code must be written.
that's not necessarily the case - only for something that changes
something in the writing process that isn't inherited by child
processes.
quite a few devices use this hack, often for efficiency reasons.
ones i'm aware of include (aspects of) srv(3), ssl(3), tls(3), ip(3),
cap(3), fs(3), dup(3) and cons(3)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-17 19:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-17 12:43 David Presotto
2004-03-17 17:03 ` ron minnich
2004-03-17 17:13 ` rog
2004-03-17 17:13 ` David Presotto
2004-03-17 18:00 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-17 18:12 ` ron minnich
2004-03-17 18:14 ` David Presotto
2004-03-17 19:34 ` rog [this message]
2004-03-17 19:43 ` [9fans] unsuscribe Jose timofonic
2004-03-17 19:52 ` [9fans] Novice question - run as other Russ Cox
2004-03-17 19:58 ` rog
2004-03-18 4:21 ` Martin C.Atkins
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2004-03-17 18:29 plan9fans
[not found] <200403170948.i2H9mi3W084127@adat.davidashen.net>
2004-03-17 18:24 ` 9nut
2004-03-18 7:38 ` boyd, rounin
[not found] <200403161953.i2GJrNMv080779@adat.davidashen.net>
2004-03-16 22:54 ` 9nut
2004-03-17 7:18 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-17 8:10 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-03-17 8:24 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-17 8:55 ` Geoff Collyer
2004-03-17 9:04 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-17 9:19 ` Bruce Ellis
2004-03-17 10:31 ` boyd, rounin
2004-03-17 14:01 ` Dave Lukes
2004-03-17 9:33 ` 9nut
2004-03-17 8:54 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-17 8:56 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-03-17 9:07 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-17 9:17 ` Charles Forsyth
2004-03-17 9:28 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-17 10:08 ` 9nut
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