Subject: kern/2016: sysctl kern.osrevision is bogus
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: John Kohl <jtk@atria.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/02/1996 11:12:34
>Number: 2016
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: sysctl kern.osrevision is bogus
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Feb 2 11:35:05 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: John Kohl
>Organization:
NetBSD Kernel Hackers `R` Us
>Release: 1.1
>Environment:
System: NetBSD trump 1.1 NetBSD 1.1 (TRUMP) #14: Tue Jan 23 10:27:56 PST 1996 jtk@trump:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/TRUMP i386
>Description:
sysctl kern.osrevision returns an out-of-date revision. It should be
something nearer to reality, say the value of NetBSD from /sys/sys/param.h
>How-To-Repeat:
% sysctl kern.osrevision
kern.osrevision = 199306
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: