Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:59:14 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Q: Extending the sysctl MIB for Linuxulator variables Message-ID: <199908170659.IAA38192@gratis.grondar.za>
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> I kinda like the idea of a top-level compat category; it will keep the > top level uncluttered when sysv and iBCS compatibility start requiring > their own knobs, and if you put linux at the top level this will later > be used as justification for putting all the other "compat" stuff up > there too. I think it's a slippery slope. Agreed. Sysctl's have a decent hierarchical structure; let's use it. Examples of broken/unused hierarchical structures: o .COM namespace. o Average DOS user's hard disk management (everything off root). M -- Mark Murray Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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