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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libkvm/kvm.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libkvm/kvm.3 | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libkvm/kvm.3 b/lib/libkvm/kvm.3 index e06fd2a..1d3c5eb 100644 --- a/lib/libkvm/kvm.3 +++ b/lib/libkvm/kvm.3 @@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ The .Fn kvm_open function is first called to obtain a descriptor for all subsequent calls. .Sh COMPATIBILITY -The kvm interface was first introduced in SunOS. A considerable +The kvm interface was first introduced in SunOS. +A considerable number of programs have been developed that use this interface, making backward compatibility highly desirable. In most respects, the Sun kvm interface is consistent and clean. @@ -77,11 +78,13 @@ and .Fn kvm_nlist ) has been incorporated into the .Bx -interface. Indeed, many kvm +interface. +Indeed, many kvm applications (i.e., debuggers and statistical monitors) use only this subset of the interface. .Pp -The process interface was not kept. This is not a portability +The process interface was not kept. +This is not a portability issue since any code that manipulates processes is inherently machine dependent. .Pp |
