From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 3 00:34:37 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA13449 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 3 Jun 1997 00:34:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA13441 for ; Tue, 3 Jun 1997 00:34:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id RAA02671; Tue, 3 Jun 1997 17:04:25 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199706030734.RAA02671@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Minor linux_emul update In-Reply-To: <19970603082347.TZ02340@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Jun 3, 97 08:23:47 am" To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 17:04:24 +0930 (CST) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk J Wunsch stands accused of saying: > As Michael Smith wrote: > > > > I hope there's a sysctl to set it? :-) > > > > Uhh, no, at the moment that's left as an exercise for the pirate. 8) > > Why pirate? Somehow, you must generate the number, one way or the > other. You know it... I've got no ethernet at all, so what's the > returned number? It's empty, and you require a different license type. > I replace my first ethernet card by a totally > different number, am i required to change my license? Yes. Note that the above is "reality". I loudly reserve comment on whether I like it 8) > > Can you > > have sysctl variables in LKMs? > > Last time i've been looking for it, this didn't work. IMHO, there > should be a way for it. That kinda sinks the whole thing then. 8( -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[