Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:59:11 +0200 From: Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@fromme.com> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern subr_param.c Message-ID: <20080509095911.GE2480@garage.freebsd.pl> In-Reply-To: <200805090956.m499uEvT007906@haluter.fromme.com> References: <20080509091228.GC2480@garage.freebsd.pl> <200805090956.m499uEvT007906@haluter.fromme.com>
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--IvGM3kKqwtniy32b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 11:56:14AM +0200, Oliver Fromme wrote: >=20 > Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: > > On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 11:08:20AM +0200, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > > Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: > > > > Modified files: > > > > sys/kern subr_param.c=3D20 > > > > Log: > > > > - Export HZ value via kern.hz sysctl (this is the same name as = for the > > > > loader tunable). > > >=20 > > > It's probably just me, but I don't see the usefulness of > > > this. The HZ value is already exported via kern.clockrate. > > > (I'm not saying the change is wrong, I'm just looking for > > > an explanation.) > >=20 > > The reason for this change was that I was trying to recall what is > > the name of the tunable and I wasn't able to find it with simple > > "sysctl -a | grep hz". In an ideal world most of not all loader > > tunables should also be visible as read-only sysctls. >=20 > Hm. It was my understanding that the loader tunables > are already exported via kenv(2), so typing "kenv" > should include them all. I was probably wrong, though. Only the one that are set (eg. by hints or by you in loader.conf). kenv(1) doesn't list all the tunables. --=20 Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.wheel.pl pjd@FreeBSD.org http://www.FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! --IvGM3kKqwtniy32b Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFIJCBvForvXbEpPzQRAgNkAKDewYX48DkhwfWIuYtjbYJQrUrEmgCdFHCD P9kYFO1tRiEhJFt41LYcITE= =rOav -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --IvGM3kKqwtniy32b--
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