Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 07:43:20 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@webgiro.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Q: Extending the sysctl MIB for Linuxulator variables Message-ID: <23239.934868600@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 16 Aug 1999 15:17:54 PDT." <199908162217.PAA01159@dingo.cdrom.com>
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In message <199908162217.PAA01159@dingo.cdrom.com>, Mike Smith writes: >> I think that is too obscure considering the exposure this will get. > >What "exposure"? It's a backend to a tuning interface for our ABI >compatibility... We will be judged on how well we run linux more than many other sane factors in the future. >>From the perspective of an integrated namespace, we've already made the >wrong moves insofar as vm.* should be kern.vm.*, vfs.* should be >kern.vfs.*, etc. Either the entire kernel namespace should have a >presumed leading kern. (and the existing kern.* nodes need to move) or >we should relocate stuff to reflect a more ubuquitous naming >arrangement. You know, all your argument here supports is that the "kern" toplevel tree is a mistake :-) -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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