Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:31:57 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Weed-whacking sysctl(8) Message-ID: <4D37584D.6060305@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <201101191559.07713.jhb@freebsd.org> References: <AANLkTimMsy9J5Ohj0pifZ%2B9L4_mFq5z2FwUhG8y5%2B3Kh@mail.gmail.com> <201101191559.07713.jhb@freebsd.org>
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On 01/19/2011 13:59, John Baldwin wrote:
> I guess I fail to see why sysctl giving a hint about the semantic type of
> the data ("temperature", "struct foo") which is separate from the "physical"
> type (e.g. 32-bit or 64-bit) is such a bad thing.
Yes. Especially since the data could be degrees C, degrees F or some
other weirdness. You can't divorce the semantic interpretation of the
data from the data type. Both are important to interpret this data
correctly.
I'm in the "IK isn't icky enough to rototill" camp.
Warner
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