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To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern vfs_subr.c 
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 06:55:58 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> > We also lost control of the update interval.
> 
> Yes, but it is compile-time tweakable, so those with a desperate need to 
> tweak it can still do so, although on a power-of-two basis.

I think it'd still be nice to have it be sysctl tweakable.  If nothing
else, it would give you a quick and easy way of saying "Hey!  Stop
waking up the suspended drive in my laptop, dammit!" without having
to go recompile the kernel.

					Jordan