>Number:         10179
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       sysctl interface is broken
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 23 03:32:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Johan Danielsson
>Release:        all
>Organization:
>Environment:
	<machine, os, target, libraries (multiple lines)>
System: NetBSD blubb.pdc.kth.se 1.4Y NetBSD 1.4Y (BLUBB) #239: Tue May 23 11:33:25 CEST 2000 joda@blubb.pdc.kth.se:/usr/misc/src/netbsd/netbsd-cvs/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/BLUBB i386


>Description:

It's totally insane that you have to recompile sysctl(8) to make it
work with new options. 

>How-To-Repeat:

Try to use an old sysctl with a new kernel and get seriously annoyed.

>Fix:
The sysctl interface needs to be redesigned.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: