[KLUG Programming] Pthreads problem

[Adam Williams]

> Congratulations. You've introduced a marvelous layer of abstraction in
> /proc, an area that is not only Linux-dependent, but also kernel version
> dependent.

BTW, /proc is not isolated to Linux.  AIX (at least) has one too.

> I mean, if these are just yours and Adam's opinions, I should think my
> /proc habits hardly merit your attentions: you would get far more
> mileage if you critique my indenting style or my choice in window
> managers (Adam's minor, but beloved, avocation, I know.) Otherwise, I
> feel left out and in the cold that, seemingly, thousands of Linux
> hackers know that sysctl(8) is The One Right Thing but no one seems to
> be willing to show me the relevant press releases.

I don't think it is anywhere near 'cannonical truth' that "sysctl =
good" and "echo {} > /proc/{}" bad.  I just read convincing arguements
(the entirity of which I don't now recall) that sysctl was preferable. 
I google'd about but there is so much crap on sysctl and /proc I gave
up.

I know RedHat recommends sysctl over /proc but doesn't give much of a
reason.
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/ref-guide/s1-proc-sysctl.html