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To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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	Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
Subject: Re: Modules and sysctl tree 
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Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 14:10:42 -0800
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
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> Perhaps a modtime on the sysctl tree as a gross hack?  Inside of sysctl() and
> the SYSCTL() macros you would update the time every time a write was made, no
de
> added, node removed, etc.  However, it is a gross hack.

You're right, it would be a gross hack. :)  Also, I can see where it
would be valuable to be able to distinguish between tree modification
(nodes entered or left) and an existing node simply being written to.
Maybe a compound type, just to make it even grosser! :-)

- Jordan


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