From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jun 5 12:44:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA28154 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:44:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from heron.doc.ic.ac.uk (jzD19kXJy0h4b27jkvKEEo3GMvNMp61a@heron.doc.ic.ac.uk [146.169.46.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA28101; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:43:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk) Received: from oak71.doc.ic.ac.uk [146.169.46.71] ([mT5eyIhoBwjmW24ZL5whWgHYxeEx+vsg]) by heron.doc.ic.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.62 #3) id 0yi2OP-00022z-00; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:43:13 +0100 Received: from njs3 by oak71.doc.ic.ac.uk with local (Exim 1.62 #3) id 0yi2OO-0004LC-00; Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:43:12 +0100 From: njs3@doc.ic.ac.uk (Niall Smart) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 20:43:12 +0100 In-Reply-To: Terry Lambert "Re: kernfs/procfs questions..." (Jun 5, 6:50pm) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: Terry Lambert , dyson@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernfs/procfs questions... Cc: mike@smith.net.au, nate@mt.sri.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Message-Id: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Jun 5, 6:50pm, Terry Lambert wrote: } Subject: Re: kernfs/procfs questions... > > I think you guys are confusing: > > "sysctl, the bogus API for TCP RFC conformance twiddling" > > with: > > "sysctl, the useful tool for dynamic field reconfiguration > of experimental code as part of bug resoloution" dynamic field reconfiguration -- changing? experimental code -- this stuff I'm working on? as part of bug resolution -- while debugging? Oh, you mean "sysctl, the thing I use to help debug this stuff I'm working on"! Well, why didn't you just say so! Niall To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message