PROCFS

[Kris Kennaway]

On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 09:14:06PM -0700, Dennis George wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> Can I disable PROCFS (through kernel configuration[sysctl/GENERIC] ) in freeBSD....

Yes.  It's clear from the GENERIC config how to do this (remove the entry)).

>  If yes then what will the effect of this ???
>  
> I mean to say that, do we really need the PROCFS ?

No, unless you run the one or two applications that require it.

>  If I disable it will I get any improvement in system performance in terms of speed ?

No.  It is better for security on a multi-user system though since
procfs has had a lot of security vulnerabilities over time, so there
may be more.

Kris

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