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Subject: Re: [oss-security] [patch] proc.5: tell how to parse /proc/*/stat correctly
From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso () mit ! edu>
Date: 2022-12-28 22:14:42
Message-ID: Y6y/0uzFlTpkw/VT () mit ! edu
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On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 01:02:35PM -0500, Demi Marie Obenour wrote:
> > I think the argument I'm trying to make is to be flexible in
> > implementation, allowing for future needs and wants--that is "future
> > proofing".
>
> Linux should not have an XML, JSON, or YAML serializer. Linux already
> does way too much; let's not add one more thing to the list.
There's always Protobufs[1]! :-) And all of these are better than
ASN.1, for which Google already has a limited parser (for x.509
certificates). :-) :-) :-)
- Ted
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