Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 18:26:45 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@fromme.com> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern subr_param.c Message-ID: <20080510012645.GV32532@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <200805090908.m4998KvB007397@haluter.fromme.com> References: <200805090742.m497g3qL054749@repoman.freebsd.org> <200805090908.m4998KvB007397@haluter.fromme.com>
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* Oliver Fromme <olli@fromme.com> [080509 02:08] wrote: > > Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote: > > Modified files: > > sys/kern subr_param.c > > Log: > > - Export HZ value via kern.hz sysctl (this is the same name as for the > > loader tunable). > > It's probably just me, but I don't see the usefulness of > this. The HZ value is already exported via kern.clockrate. > (I'm not saying the change is wrong, I'm just looking for > an explanation.) > > (On the other hand, how about exporting the value of the > kernel variable "ticks"? Just a thought.) I've exported 'ticks' before for local hacks, it was useful, making it exported in FreeBSD would be a good idea. -- - Alfred Perlstein
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