Re: CVS commit: src

[Andrew Doran <ad%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 05:46:27PM +0200, Jukka Ruohonen wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 04:34:23PM +0100, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 02:59:38PM +0000, Jukka Ruohonen wrote:
> > > Log Message:
> > > In addition to 'hz', document also 'tick', 'tickadj', 'stathz', and 
> > > 'profhz'.
> > 
> > tick ok, the other: please don't. tickadj is an implementation detail of
> > the clock discipline code. stathz and profhz are not of any use to the
> > general kernel.
> 
> Well wouldn't it then be better to document that "they are not of any use to
> the general kernel"? From a quick look around, I see also quite a few
> instances of stathz and profhz being used/defined.

What Joerg said.  They are low level kernel implementation details.  These
belong in a book or article or a wiki page or something, not the manual.