Chris_G_Demetriou@niagara.nectar.cs.cmu.edu writes:
> re: __sysctl(2) being undocumented: I don't think it's unreasonable to
> say that users will _never_ call __sysctl(), and given that, i can't
> think of a good reason to let them know that it exists at all.
> __sysctl() is an artifact of the implementation of sysctl(3), and
> should never, ever be invoked by the user...  thoughts?

I think if there is a system call there should be a man page. It can
say, over and over in big letters, DO NOT CALL THIS DIRECTLY, but
people examining sysctl(3)'s implementation and such deserve to have a
document.

Perry