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Subject: Re: setting kernel env variables
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In message: <20070131161418.GA47697@zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za>
            John Hay <jhay@meraka.org.za> writes:
: On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 01:56:55AM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: > Have you tried just putting into a hints file?
: 
: Yes, but it didn't work. Should it? Are you supposed to be able to set
: TUNABLE_INTs through the hints mechanism?

You should be able to, I thought....  However, your proposed change
makes good sense given that other architectures do it.

Warner