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Subject: Re: kernfs/procfs questions... 
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From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
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Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 16:11:06 -0700
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>I like kernfs; I used to have it installed, but sysctl did end up changing it.
>Frankly, I prefer kernfs to sysctl, unlike John -- sysctl is an interface that
>just cries out for being in the filesystem.  (If you don't believe that, then

   I guess since people are giving their opinions, I very much prefer sysctl
over a "kernfs". I come from the school that thinks that filesystems are for
files, not kernel variables. Sorry Dennis.

-DG

David Greenman
Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project

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