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To: stacy@millions.ca
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Subject: Re: I climb the mountain seeking wisdom
From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
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In message: <3D7E1D50.6030807@millions.ca>
            Stacy Millions <stacy@millions.ca> writes:
: For a static driver, we have the config flags that can be used to
: modify the drivers behaviour, is sysctl the equivalent for KLD
: modules? If so, should a person support both or are the config
: flags considered depricated? Is there any naming convention for
: the MIB or is _driver_._option_ acceptable?

hints.name.unit#.parameter="string"

You can then use the full weight of the hints system to get these
parameters on a per instance basis.

hw.<driver>.parameter: String

For global parameters.

Warner

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