From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 720a1bf9 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:08:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 520579BD79; Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:08:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8F949BC44; Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:08:47 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="UOJqrX5/"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 44ECA9BC44; Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:08:45 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-ot1-f50.google.com (mail-ot1-f50.google.com [209.85.210.50]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EC13C9BC43 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2019 11:08:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-ot1-f50.google.com with SMTP id d17so15536781oth.5 for ; Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:08:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=RLH1wivarJFhc7/HJCPtRTycBDEu+E+DpsxTP+49SQU=; b=UOJqrX5/+idibhT6AkhNztNMeJT1snolmHg6EGM1njkcyha6IDrABx6po63iolSFTz zCfUQ2dng+4oGyLCaKsPYGoKDrxn22pJ8YpX41+x8I/qyZIAx5k6150GdR5BJiE9Bffy Ouaq5wQgUGWC0jD4kGKkJdolHwBTydgHYQ4IORJFPmcgkOLGZUsKug3lIpODxQv9Q/QH 94WNdLUaBoTwN1D1IZN0mkj9SBGt3v0bAu9WJc0ptfOrFduV1UrLDiCXXZhl0oWPwPYt qFQIkN8tkJ5MZU408bRlBqk7G/uOYd3tAHnmlo7qXo3VINTKbDooHySiXyuMThbY/Nqj e8fg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=RLH1wivarJFhc7/HJCPtRTycBDEu+E+DpsxTP+49SQU=; b=R5fsWVioQcr1dX/Y8GhqSpLIytPGWlWmlIDXpQecoyuS99oo+2meQQdbkz0JLXmPpA eV6OQdpKiCXjCZq0KIE0jDNeULQkpObySNxGU+nY2IKpnIiclkb+/7Ifu9LP+EAuRm70 u8uVBKTLFdzXZFiMNYy14ZRhGRYobPVlzJ2ayVMsBzhILt9P9j25x8qKn3t1s6/uhLDn 4xgiGP7w+YzFL+iDmrSVoAQzN9PZ5lgUu6l4aohHlx5hPT7NJSSlEWRT04AeBjwPaT9z BllriKjhRTxGuyjIeXKwzawLkEWsm4CyUh4BKXMvhbJCCJbRHCGdznEzd3gej7IK7oCP RnSQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAVnNiwCuApa8UKNwTQwWZCIKr2i4x3/336bgauiHqCaKzZHL+gF /VwDg4iaR3mQHGPqICPSeFLC+6hmzzG54cjqhPN9OP13Z5E= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwpAQ/zP+3Bga0XYK7lzyZA3iS6QK9nMCJ5pQJhBLzht2hQgka3Hw+Xmy0yJAnEGX6lV50+P95GHOKaRDxuZOI= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:4c81:: with SMTP id m1mr641065otf.338.1561424922772; Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:08:42 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: ron minnich Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:08:30 -0700 Message-ID: To: TUHS main list Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: [TUHS] 4.1c bsd ptrace man entry ("ptrace is unique and arcane") X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" I always wondered who wrote this, anyone know? I have my suspicions but ... ".SH BUGS .I Ptrace is unique and arcane; it should be replaced with a special file which can be opened and read and written. The control functions could then be implemented with .IR ioctl (2) calls on this file. This would be simpler to understand and have much higher performance." it's interesting in the light of the later plan 9 proc interface. ron