>Number:         26100
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       ld.so.conf.5 does not recognize that ld.elf_so can only use machdep sysctl entries
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 28 17:32:00 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ron Roskens
>Release:        NetBSD-current, NetBSD-1.6.2, NetBSD-1.5
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
The man page for ld.so.conf claims that you can use <sysctl_variable> for directing library loading. The example shows the use of machdep.fpu_present. Its left to the user to infer that you can only use machdep sysctls.

The man page should be updated to state that its a bug that it only supports machdep entries. Further explain that to enable dynamic sysctl lookups would be a significant performance hit if it were to do so.
>How-To-Repeat:
man ld.so.conf

try installing pkgtools/libkver and wonder how you can enable it without setting LD_PRELOAD.
>Fix:

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