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Subject: Re: kernfs/procfs questions...
In-Reply-To: <199806042332.RAA05525@mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Jun 4, 98 05:32:17 pm"
To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams)
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 18:40:07 -0500 (EST)
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From: "John S. Dyson" <dyson@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Nate Williams said:
> 
> I think of sysctl as a bunch of big global variable, or OPTIONS in the
> kernel config file.  If it isn't documented, it isn't needed.
>
You are wrong.  Just because you are wrong, doesn't mean that you
are bad :-).

> 
> Do I have permission to start removing sysctl's that aren't
> documented/used?
> 
No, in fact, I specifcally suggest that if you do, then you'll
be obstructing progress on the project.  You don't even know if
a sysctl is used or not, so I don't think that you are in a position
to do so.  By your own admission, you don't know what most of
the are for, and you then cannot be a judge.

-- 
John                  | Never try to teach a pig to sing,
dyson@freebsd.org     | it just makes you look stupid,
jdyson@nc.com         | and it irritates the pig.

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