> On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 06:30:01PM -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
> > Sysctl is faster than kstat once you have performed the name->oid
> > lookup. There is basically nothing that kstat can do that sysctl can't
> > do better and faster, apart from lookup-by-name.
>
> Can a loadable module, say a network driver register variables with
> sysctl ? Can sysctl itself be made a loadable module ? As for the speed,
> I don't think it is an issue - I can add another interface for getting
> a kstatid and make it fast.
Yes and no - sysctl is too central to the operation of the system to
become optional. And the only reason I mentioned speed was that you
were touting it as a benefit of kstat.
> I'm not really saying that kstat is better than sysctl. In fact, it
> was an oversight on my part not to look closely at sysctl. My goal
> was to get some tools - specifically ktop and xosview to work on
> FreeBSD. So I don't particularly care how we get there - if it means
> adding a few more variables to the sysctl MIB, so be it.
That would be the right way to do it, yes.
> Now, if I make those changes and submit a patch, will it be considered
> for inclusion ?
Sure!
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