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+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]]
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+[[!meta title="procfs"]]
+
+Although there is no standard (POSIX or other) for the layout of the `/proc`
+pseudo-filesystem, it turned out a very useful facility in GNU/Linux and other
+systems, and many tools concerned with process management use it. (`ps`, `top`,
+`htop`, `gtop`, `killall`, `pkill`, ...)
+
+Instead of porting all these tools to use [[hurd/libps]] (Hurd's official method for
+accessing process information), they could be made to run out of the box, by
+implementing a Linux-compatible `/proc` filesystem for the Hurd.
+
+The goal is to implement all `/proc` functionality needed for the various process
+management tools to work.  (On Linux, the `/proc` filesystem is used also for
+debugging purposes; but this is highly system-specific anyways, so there is
+probably no point in trying to duplicate this functionality as well...)
+
+The [[existing_partially_working_procfs_implementation|hurd/translator/procfs]]
+can serve as a starting point, but needs to be largely rewritten.  (It should
+use [[hurd/libnetfs]] rather than [[hurd/libtrivfs]]; the data format needs to
+change to be more Linux-compatible; and it needs adaptation to newer system
+interfaces.)
+
+This project requires learning [[hurd/translator]] programming, and
+understanding some of the internals of process management in the Hurd.  It
+should not be too hard coding-wise; and the task is very nicely defined by the
+existing Linux `/proc` interface -- no design considerations necessary.
+
+**Note**: We already have several applications for this task.
+
+Possible mentors: Olaf Buddenhagen (antrik)
+
+Exercise: Add or fix one piece in the existing procfs translator.
+
+*Status*: Madhusudan.C.S has implemented a new, fully functional [[procfs|madhusudancs]] for
+GSoC 2008. He is still working on some outstanding issues.