From owner-cvs-all Sun Jan 10 21:13:44 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA05684 for cvs-all-outgoing; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:13:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pluto.plutotech.com (mail.plutotech.com [206.168.67.137]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA05677 for ; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 21:13:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gibbs@plutotech.com) Received: from narnia.plutotech.com (narnia.plutotech.com [206.168.67.130]) by pluto.plutotech.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id WAA18140; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 22:12:55 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from gibbs@plutotech.com) Message-Id: <199901110512.WAA18140@pluto.plutotech.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Mike Smith cc: Brian Somers , committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysctl descriptions In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:58:53 PST." <199901110458.UAA86420@dingo.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 22:04:47 -0700 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk >I have a driver for a new peripheral. It's from a vendor that doesn't >want to distribute source code, so the driver comes as a KLD module. >The driver has a number of tuning options, which are exposed via the >sysctl MIB. > >Please explain how I am to find documentation for these tuning options >in the system manpages. If the vendor didn't provide a manual for their object module then the vendor sucks. >Suggest how your approach is better than, for >example, being able to directly ascertain what it is that the tuning >options do using the same tool that I plan to use to adjust them. I personally question this approach which, unless you intend to embed full documentation for the sysctl variable in the kernel, will not adequately describe the value or consequences of adjusting a given parameter. Otherwise, you'll need to either already be knowledgeable about the parameter or look at a man page before taking the plunge. I have no interest in having 319 (current count of number of sysctls??) pages of troff embedded in the kernel image. -- Justin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message