Re: [linux-lvm] Bug! lvs shouldn't need 'root' access

[Alasdair G Kergon <agk redhat com>]

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 07:31:01PM -0700, Linda A. Walsh wrote:
>    As for reading control information -- um....is there a reason why the 
> information
> couldn't be exported through a /proc interface?

Complexity of supported device construction.

We do export some basic core dm state now through sysfs.

Alasdair