Re: Q: Extending the sysctl MIB for Linuxulator variables

[Steve Kargl]

Mike Smith wrote:
> > >     Yes, this is very true.  But I think we are fooling ourselves if we 
> > >     believe linux emulation will not become 'standard' in the near future.
> > >     Then we'll kick ourselves for giving the sysctl's convoluted names :-)
> > 
> > Yeah... Then, the next in line after "linux" are: ibcs2 and svr4 and
> > whatever comes next. Can you live with them as main sysctl categories?
> 
> Adding anything at the top level would be a terrible mistake.
> 
> Given that "ABI" is a bit obscure, kern.compat is the only sensible 
> choice.
> 

kern.modules seems to be slightly more general in that you can
have kern.modules.xxx where xxx is anything under /modules that
needs/wants to some tuning via sysctl.

-- 
Steve


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