From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from www.linux.org.uk (parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk [195.92.249.252]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2B9C4829 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:06:29 -0600 (MDT) Received: from willy by www.linux.org.uk with local (Exim 4.14) id 19VaCa-0000iA-V5; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:06:28 +0100 Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:06:28 +0100 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Joel Soete Cc: Matthew Wilcox , parisc-linux@parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] warning: minor abi change Message-ID: <20030626170628.GO451@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20030626135451.GL451@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <3ED70CF10000A63F@ocpmta2.freegates.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3ED70CF10000A63F@ocpmta2.freegates.net> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 07:03:40PM +0200, Joel Soete wrote: > Hi Willy, > > > > > 2.4.21 allocates sysctl number 56 to something else, so i had to renumber > > the hppa sysctls to 57 and 58. > > > Sorry for my ignorance but how much those number are important (as afaik > they are named by #define)? they're irrelevant if you use them via /proc/sys to access the feature. they're really important if you use them via sysctl(3). -- "It's not Hollywood. War is real, war is primarily not about defeat or victory, it is about death. I've seen thousands and thousands of dead bodies. Do you think I want to have an academic debate on this subject?" -- Robert Fisk