>Backwards compatibility is one thing, but new nodes should be named, >not numbered. OID_AUTO is bogus because it perpetuates the numbering >of nodes.
OID_AUTO is not bogus. It is just an implementation detail. The sysctl data structures have to have a place to put a number for old-style numbered sysctls, and you put OID_AUTO in that place when you don't want a number. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
