Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:09:02 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.org> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> Cc: peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, chris@calldei.com, Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, Dan Moschuk <dan@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf files.i386 src/sys/kern kern_fork.c src/sys/libkern arc4random.c src/sys/sys libkern.h Message-ID: <19991201120902.I60031@bitbox.follo.net> In-Reply-To: <xzpg0xo1cy0.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@flood.ping.uio.no on Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 11:38:47AM %2B0100 References: <19991129160908.J2233@holly.calldei.com> <23833.943913718@critter.freebsd.dk> <99Nov30.101104est.40338@border.alcanet.com.au> <xzpg0xo1cy0.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 11:38:47AM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> writes:
> > On 1999-Nov-30 09:15:18 +1100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > >priority 2:
> > > Make it possible to extract the strings sysctl -d
> > I have been looking at this. What I want to do is expand
> > struct sysctl_oid to include a `pointer' to the (non-resident)
> > sysctl description (and a pointer to the loaded filename to
> > support sysctl's in KLDs). A new "staff-function" (eg
> > sysctl({0,6,...},...)) would return the description "pointer"
> > and the filename.
>
> Good luck. I implemented just that about a year ago. It was ripped out
> with extreme prejudice by a certain axe-wielding Dane whose name
> appears near the top of this mail.
Nope. You implemented it using resident strings, which was AFAIR
remember why phk ripped it out (though in doing so, he referenced a
maintainer's right I'm not sure I whether I agree with or not.)
Eivind.
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