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From: Venkata Duvvuru <VenkatKumar.Duvvuru@Emulex.Com>
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Subject: RE: sysctl add macros
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The problem with using int or u_int for 1 or 2 byte values is that while pr=
inting these 1 or 2 byte values I observed that sysctl module is considerin=
g 4 bytes. Hence I see an undesired output. It is actually considering the =
next two bytes also as the value.

/Venkat.

From: mdf356@gmail.com [mailto:mdf356@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Flemi=
ng
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 8:18 PM
To: Venkata Duvvuru
Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: sysctl add macros

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 3:35 AM, Venkata Duvvuru <VenkatKumar.Duvvuru@emule=
x.com<mailto:VenkatKumar.Duvvuru@emulex.com>> wrote:
Hi,
I'm unable to figure out how to add an unsigned short or an unsigned char v=
alues to a sysctl node.
SYSCTL_ADD_INT, SYSCTL_ADD_UINT, etc., are present but to add a char or a s=
hort values I couldn't find any macros.

Could you please let me know how to add them?

FreeBSD does not have any sysctl handlers for 1 or 2 byte values.  FreeBSD =
code that wants to do this has used int or u_int instead of a smaller type.

Cheers,
matthew