Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:30:09 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@webgiro.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Q: Extending the sysctl MIB for Linuxulator variables Message-ID: <199908162230.PAA01266@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 17 Aug 1999 00:28:58 %2B0200." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908170023570.35231-100000@freja.webgiro.com>
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> > Given that "ABI" is a bit obscure, kern.compat is the only sensible > > choice. > > One one hand you're right (it is a compatibility stub) but OTOH it is also > a kernel module... ;-) > > Perhaps modules like this will want to have their stuff in BOTH places, > i.e. in kernel.compat and in kernel.modules, depending what the given > sysctl does. Tuning parameters should be organised by function, not by implementation. (Otherwise, think for a moment about a parameter that's used in more than one place...) -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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