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Date:      Sat, 11 Dec 1999 14:10:42 -0800
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, abial@webgiro.com, Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
Subject:   Re: Modules and sysctl tree 
Message-ID:  <92065.944950242@zippy.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:02:40 EST." <199912112202.RAA76379@server.baldwin.cx> 

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> Perhaps a modtime on the sysctl tree as a gross hack?  Inside of sysctl() and
> the SYSCTL() macros you would update the time every time a write was made, no
de
> added, node removed, etc.  However, it is a gross hack.

You're right, it would be a gross hack. :)  Also, I can see where it
would be valuable to be able to distinguish between tree modification
(nodes entered or left) and an existing node simply being written to.
Maybe a compound type, just to make it even grosser! :-)

- Jordan


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