Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:44:52 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: hans@brandinnovators.com (Hans Zuidam) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Registry reviewers? Message-ID: <199708060314.MAA02934@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199708051050.MAA26530@truk.brandinnovators.com> from Hans Zuidam at "Aug 5, 97 12:50:57 pm"
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Hans Zuidam stands accused of saying: > > Michael Smith wrote: > > If I were to just slip it in parallel with the sysctl code, would anyone > > notice? 8) > Forgive my ignorance, but what does the registery code actually do that > cannot be done with sysctl? Is this "in general" or "specifically"? The most significant differences are that it uses method-based access to data, ie. the node supplies methods rather than a data pointer, and it tries harder to hide the innards of the data storage from the consumer. > Hans -- ]] 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 [[
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