Re: Adding 'i386_use_pae' variable, and expose it through sysctl

To: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls%panix.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: Adding 'i386_use_pae' variable, and expose it through sysctl
From: Jean-Yves Migeon <jeanyves.migeon%free.fr@localhost>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:29:43 +0200

On 15.08.2010 17:23, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 02:30:46PM +0200, Jean-Yves Migeon wrote:
>>
>> Shall it be added for all other archs then? I assume that they can all
>> benefit from the dynamic sysctl(9) interface?
> 
> You can't do it for existing OIDs, that breaks binary compatibility.

Sure; I was just talking about the comment part, where we add a note
that new sysctl(7) shall get added using the dynamic sysctl interface.

-- 
Jean-Yves Migeon
jeanyves.migeon%free.fr@localhost

References:
- Re: Adding 'i386_use_pae' variable, and expose it through sysctl
  - From: Jean-Yves Migeon
- Re: Adding 'i386_use_pae' variable, and expose it through sysctl
  - From: Thor Lancelot Simon

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