Subject: Re: device driver sysctls
To: None <tech-kern@NetBSD.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/29/2004 21:43:16
On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 08:08:04PM -0600, David Young wrote:
> I've added sysctls for ath(4) in ath.* (that's right, top-level). I
> don't intend for this to be permanent. Where do the sysctls belong?
> I believe it was Dan Carosone who suggested,
> 
> 	driver.ath.<global variable>
> 	driver.ath.0.<instance variable>
> 
> How is that?
> 
> For me, driver.ath0 as an alternative to driver.ath.0 also has merit,
> because it parallels ifconfig arguments and such.

BTW, hw.ath and hw.ath0 are the FreeBSD style.

Dave

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