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Date:      Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:41:41 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Andrew Thompson <thompsa@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r232321 - head/share/man/man9
Message-ID:  <201202292241.q1TMffCk048359@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: thompsa
Date: Wed Feb 29 22:41:40 2012
New Revision: 232321
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/232321

Log:
  Correct the description for CTLFLAG_TUN and CTLFLAG_RDTUN, the declaring of a
  system tunable has never been implemented. This flag is only used by sysctl(8)
  to provide a helpful error message.
  
  Discussed with:	dwhite, kan

Modified:
  head/share/man/man9/sysctl.9

Modified: head/share/man/man9/sysctl.9
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man9/sysctl.9	Wed Feb 29 22:35:09 2012	(r232320)
+++ head/share/man/man9/sysctl.9	Wed Feb 29 22:41:40 2012	(r232321)
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ This sysctl can be written to by process
 .It Dv CTLFLAG_SKIP
 When iterating the sysctl name space, do not list this sysctl.
 .It Dv CTLFLAG_TUN
-Also declare a system tunable with the same name to initialize this variable.
+Advisory flag that a system tunable also exists for this variable.
 .It Dv CTLFLAG_RDTUN
-Also declare a system tunable with the same name to initialize this variable;
+Advisory flag that a system tunable also exists for this variable;
 however, the run-time variable is read-only.
 .El
 .Pp



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