From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Sat Jan 4 01:54:28 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 937171DC00A; Sat, 4 Jan 2020 01:54:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) Received: from cell.glebi.us (glebi.us [162.251.186.162]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "cell.glebi.us", Issuer "cell.glebi.us" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47qPw40smpz4d3d; Sat, 4 Jan 2020 01:54:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) Received: from cell.glebi.us (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cell.glebi.us (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 0041sJBd017168 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 3 Jan 2020 17:54:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) Received: (from glebius@localhost) by cell.glebi.us (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id 0041sJIK017167; Fri, 3 Jan 2020 17:54:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from glebius@freebsd.org) X-Authentication-Warning: cell.glebi.us: glebius set sender to glebius@freebsd.org using -f Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 17:54:19 -0800 From: Gleb Smirnoff To: Pawel Biernacki Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r356262 - head/sys/kern Message-ID: <20200104015419.GG3339@FreeBSD.org> References: <202001020123.0021NhgC049141@repo.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <202001020123.0021NhgC049141@repo.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.2 (2019-09-21) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47qPw40smpz4d3d X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.89 / 15.00]; local_wl_from(0.00)[freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.93)[-0.928,0]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.96)[-0.964,0]; ASN(0.00)[asn:27348, ipnet:162.251.186.0/24, country:US] X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 01:54:28 -0000 On Thu, Jan 02, 2020 at 01:23:43AM +0000, Pawel Biernacki wrote: P> Author: kaktus P> Date: Thu Jan 2 01:23:43 2020 P> New Revision: 356262 P> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/356262 P> P> Log: P> sysctl: hide 2.x era compat node P> P> r23081 introduced kern.dummy oid as a semi ABI compat for kern.maxsockbuf P> that was moved to a new namespace. It never functioned as an alias of any P> kind and was just returning 0 unconditionally, hence it was probably P> provided to keep some 3rd party programmes happy about sysctl(3) not P> reporting an error because of non-existing oid. P> After nearly 23 years it seems reasonable to just hide it from sysctl(8) P> list not to cause unnecessary confusion as for its purpose. P> P> Reported by: Antranig Vartanian P> Reviewed by: kib (mentor) P> Approved by: kib (mentor) P> Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D22982 Is there any reason to keep it at all even hidden after 23 years? -- Gleb Smirnoff