Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:03:35 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au Subject: Re: Linux emulation, gethostid() Message-ID: <199610240133.LAA03711@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199610232019.WAA27409@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Oct 23, 96 10:19:14 pm
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J Wunsch stands accused of saying: > > As Michael Smith wrote: > > > > Grab the number you like by any means you like somewhere in rc.local, > > > and issue a sethostid(3) with it. No need to bloat the kernel for > > > this. > > > > Gotcha; I hadn't seen kern.hostid before. Anyone recommend a quick example > > I can look at for retrieving a sysctl value from inside an LKM? > > What do you need it for in an LKM? Note the original topic; what I am trying to do is provide a means for emulating the Linux ioctl used for getting the ethernet hardware address. > cheers, J"org -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au.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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