CPUSTATES for top, kdesysguard etc.

Mon Aug 15 09:03:37 PDT 2005

On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 05:08:03PM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
> On 15.08.2005, at 13:07, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> >>this centralizes CPUSTATES, which make it easier for top,
> >>ksysguard etc.  Compatible to FreeBSD, but using an enum.
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >It just pollutes the namespace and doesn't add any value.
>                                                     ^^^^^^

The kernel interface (read: the sysctl) is not compatible. So adding
another bandaid to mimic it doesn't make the situation better. So it
doesn't add value.

Joerg