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such as ps and mount. Hence readers are advised not to remove the proc
file system unless they are very sure.
4.9 Optimizing Storage Space
This section deals with a major problem often encountered on embedded
systems, which is how to use the storage space effectively. This is because
flash chips are costly. Though their prices have seen sharp declines in the
last few years, they are still a major component of the hardware BOM (Bill
Of Materials). The problem gets more acute when you pick up an open source
from the Web for running on your system; unless the program has been written
keeping in mind the embedded system, there is a very small chance that the
program has been optimized for space. Such a program ...