Debugfs

For the ext file system debugger, see e2fsprogs.

debugfs is a special file system available in the Linux kernel since version 2.6.10-rc3.[1] It was written by Greg Kroah-Hartman.[2]

debugfs is a simple-to-use RAM-based file system specially designed for debugging purposes. It exists as a simple way for kernel developers to make information available to user space.[3] Unlike /proc, which is only meant for information about a process, or sysfs, which has strict one-value-per-file rules, debugfs has no rules at all. Developers can put any information they want there.[4]

  1. ^ Linux: DebugFS Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine, by Jeremy, December 11, 2004, KernelTrap. (Announcement of debugfs by Greg KH.)
  2. ^ "Debugfs". LWN.net. 2004-12-13.
  3. ^ Linux Kernel Documentation :: filesystems : debugfs.txt documentation from the source code (Based on kernel version 2.6.35.4. Page generated on 2010-09-02 21:39 EST.)
  4. ^ An updated guide to debugfs, By Jonathan Corbet, May 25, 2009, LWN