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Date:      Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:33:24 +0400
From:      Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su>
To:        Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
Cc:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>, Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet tcp_subr.c
Message-ID:  <20060912073324.GB6809@comp.chem.msu.su>
In-Reply-To: <20060912085942.jzz6swqrp0gcww08@webmail.leidinger.net>
References:  <200609081309.k88D9GCQ077401@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060908100034.M18039@odysseus.silby.com> <20060908154824.GK40020@FreeBSD.org> <20060911003357.V23530@odysseus.silby.com> <20060911142826.GG27667@FreeBSD.org> <20060911223812.GA1439@comp.chem.msu.su> <20060912085942.jzz6swqrp0gcww08@webmail.leidinger.net>

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On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 08:59:42AM +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Quoting Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su> (from Tue, 12 Sep 2006  
> 02:38:13 +0400):
> 
> >OTOH, there are enough sysctl names containing an underscore to
> >encourage using it in complex names.  An exception could be made
> >for really short names, such as consisting of not more than 2 words,
> >each being not longer than 4 letters.
> 
> Did you had a look at them? If not: there are some which start with an  
> underscore which denotes a temporary sysctl. AFAIK this is not  
> documented yet (AFAIR Warner did come up with this suggestion and I  
> think he had some text for the man page).

I took a quick glance but didn't really pay attention to the ones
with a leading underscore in their names.  It should certainly be
documented, too.  Thanks for pointing out!

-- 
Yar



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