Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:33:52 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: pyunyh@gmail.com Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, yongari@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r211594 - head/sys/dev/bge Message-ID: <20100821.213352.496218958820922397.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20100822022001.GC1090@michelle.cdnetworks.com> References: <20100822012433.GB1090@michelle.cdnetworks.com> <20100821.201042.802415220773306162.imp@bsdimp.com> <20100822022001.GC1090@michelle.cdnetworks.com>
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Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> writes:
: On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 08:10:42PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: > In message: <20100822012433.GB1090@michelle.cdnetworks.com>
: > Pyun YongHyeon <pyunyh@gmail.com> writes:
: > : On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 07:13:34PM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
: > : > In message: <201008212313.o7LNDGpH083604@svn.freebsd.org>
: > : > Pyun YongHyeon <yongari@FreeBSD.org> writes:
: > : > : Author: yongari
: > : > : Date: Sat Aug 21 23:13:16 2010
: > : > : New Revision: 211594
: > : > : URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/211594
: > : > :
: > : > : Log:
: > : > : Load tunable from loader.conf(5) instead of device.hints(5).
: > : >
: > : > Why the move?
: > : >
: > :
: > : Because bge(4) man page didn't mention device.hints. The tunable
: > : could be set via sysctl or loader.
: >
: > It's just that our other drivers use the hints mechanism.
: >
: > Of course, you could easily set either of these in either loader.conf
: > or device.hints... They are basically the same thing...
: >
:
: Yes, but hints requires "hint" string to be present before
: driver.unit.keyword string which is not the same syntax of sysctl
: variable.
I guess my bigger point is that we should consider migration now that
we have a better mechanism...
Warner
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