Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:22:04 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 293978] [request] [sysctl] Please streamline sysctl names Message-ID: <bug-293978-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=293978 Bug ID: 293978 Summary: [request] [sysctl] Please streamline sysctl names Product: Base System Version: Unspecified Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: kern Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: walter.von.entferndt@posteo.net A kind plea to our esteemed developers: please streamline sysctl names. Do we need or want a DIN norm for this? Certainly not! When you create a new sysctl, just stick to a name that similar others use. OBSERVED: different names for the same type of information, e.g. dev.cpu.0.freq_levels could be freq_available like others, e.g. machdep.idle_available. There are some (many?) other discrepancies like this. EXPECTED: similar types of information or configuration settings should have similar names. RATIONALE: We can not easily memorize dozens of different names for the same type of information or configuration setting. When we don't use a term regularly, it might be forgotten and be replaced by one that is used more often. Providing streamlined names saves us the time to look up the forgotten term. Thx in advance! -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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