Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:59:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Michael Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Subject: Re: [acpi-jp 2381] Re: Updated ec-burst.diff patch Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0307031055070.78043-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <AEBF16C0-AD7E-11D7-AD8C-000393DA4D30@freebsd.org>
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On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Michael Smith wrote: > [...] > > No. > > The two are different things, although arguably there should be more > integration. > > The tunable mechanism exists to allow parameters to be set before the > kernel starts. > Things that are set with tunables tend to be things that used to be > statically compiled > into the kernel; they're not adjustable once the kernel's up and > running. > > It makes sense to export the values set by tunables into the sysctl > MIB, but by their > very nature they're not suitable for conversion to sysctls. > > = Mike So is what you are saying... "tuneables should be converted at boot to read-only sysctls?" I can imagine some things that could be changed again once running, so maybe it would not be a cast in iron thing...
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