Overall it's far more universal interface, you app "just" needs to parse relatively simple texfiles instead of api call per data type. The text format is a pro

Overall it's far more universal interface, you app "just" needs to parse relatively simple texfiles instead of api call per data type. The text format is a problem on its own tho, "procfs but serialized using single format" would IMO be a best middle ground between tying your app to essentially kernel headers and parsing a bunch of random textfiles