Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:12:28 +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: <20080509091228.GC2480@garage.freebsd.pl> In-Reply-To: <200805090908.m4998KvB007397@haluter.fromme.com> References: <200805090742.m497g3qL054749@repoman.freebsd.org> <200805090908.m4998KvB007397@haluter.fromme.com>
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--WplhKdTI2c8ulnbP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 11:08:20AM +0200, Oliver Fromme wrote: >=20 > Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: > > Modified files: > > sys/kern subr_param.c=20 > > Log: > > - Export HZ value via kern.hz sysctl (this is the same name as for t= he > > 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.) 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. > (On the other hand, how about exporting the value of the > kernel variable "ticks"? Just a thought.) No opinion on that one. --=20 Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.wheel.pl pjd@FreeBSD.org http://www.FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! --WplhKdTI2c8ulnbP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFIJBV8ForvXbEpPzQRAoxsAJoDVjt6MzMlcajamfAGw/WIsDUq+QCfdVbr c85JtgUo3cehHicIcl+RHhA= =YEqM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WplhKdTI2c8ulnbP--
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