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Do not try to cat or otherwise attempt to view this file. Its contents are designed to be examined by
a debugger, such as gdb, the GNU Debugger.
Only the root user has the rights to view this file.
4.2.14 /proc/kmsg
This file is used to hold messages generated by the kernel. These messages are then picked up by other
programs, such as klogd.
4.2.15 /proc/ksyms
This file holds the kernel exported symbol definitions used by the modules tools to dynamically link
and bind loadable modules.
e003def4 speedo_debug [eepro100]
e003b04c eepro100_init [eepro100]
e00390c0 st_template [st]
e002104c RDINDOOR [megaraid]
e00210a4 callDone [megaraid]
e00226cc megaraid_detect [megaraid]
The second column refers to the name of a kernel function, and the first column lists the memory
address of that function in the kernel. The last column reveals the name of the module loaded to
provide that function.
4.2.16 /proc/loadavg
This file provides a look at load average, or the utilization of the processor, over time, as well as giving
additional data used by uptime and other commands. A sample loadavg file looks similar to this:
0.20 0.18 0.12 1/80 11206
The first three columns measure CPU utilization of the last 1, 5, and 10 minute periods. The fourth
column shows the number of currently running processes and the total number of processes. The last
column displays the last process ID used.
4.2.17 /proc/locks
This files displays the files currently locked by the kernel. The content of this file contains kernel
internal debugging data and can vary greatly, depending on the use of the system. A sample locks
file of a very lightly loaded system looks similar to this:
1: FLOCK
2: POSIX
ADVISORY WRITE 807 03:05:308731 0 EOF c2a260c0 c025aa48 c2a26120
ADVISORY WRITE 708 03:05:308720 0 EOF c2a2611c c2a260c4 c025aa48
Chapter 4:The /proc Filesystem