From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: Amit Gud <agud@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] sysctl for the latecomers
Date: 01 Aug 2006 20:54:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <p738xm82snm.fsf@verdi.suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44CF69F0.6040801@redhat.com>
Amit Gud <agud@redhat.com> writes:
> /etc/sysctl.conf values are of no use to kernel modules that are
> inserted after init scripts call sysctl for the values in
> /etc/sysctl.conf
_sysctl(2) is obsolete and on its way out. Doesn't make sense
to add new feature to it.
BTW I doubt the sysctl user program actually uses it - most likely
it uses /proc/sys
I think I agree with hpa that this feature belongs into modprobe
if anywhere.
-Andi
prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-08-01 18:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-08-01 14:49 [RFC] [PATCH] sysctl for the latecomers Amit Gud
2006-08-01 15:25 ` Frederik Deweerdt
2006-08-01 16:56 ` Chase Venters
2006-08-01 17:22 ` Chase Venters
2006-08-01 19:04 ` Amit Gud
2006-08-01 20:36 ` Chase Venters
2006-08-02 14:56 ` Horst H. von Brand
2006-08-01 17:41 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-08-01 18:54 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
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