Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 11:10:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Sumit Gupta <sumit@ee.tamu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to add a new system call? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980513111010.1391N-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199805122316.SAA07977@eesun3.tamu.edu>
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On Tue, 12 May 1998, Sumit Gupta wrote: > I have added some global varables in the /usr/src/sys/netinet/ip_input.c > file. I use those for some IP layer hacking and have currently hardcoded > them (just integers) and have to recompile and reboot every time I > change the value. > > How can I change the values in a running system? Is adding a new sytem > call to set them the only way? (if that IS a way :-)) The usual way to tune system values at runtime is using sysctl. Don't ask me how to use it, I only know its name. :) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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