Bug#3065: lsof looks for /System.map

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

Rob Leslie writes ("Bug#3065: lsof looks for /System.map"):
> Package: lsof
> Version: 3.61-1
>
> deimos:~:[179]# lsof
> lsof: can't read kernel name list from /System.map
> zsh: 2967 exit 1     lsof
>
> My System.map lives under /boot, and unless I'm mistaken (please feel free to
> tell me) lsof should probably look there by default as well.

Why does lsof need to read System.map at all ?  Can't it get the
information it needs from /proc ?

We should be trying to phase out programs that grobble through kernel
memory ...

Ian.