Subject: Re: device driver sysctls
To: None <tech-kern@NetBSD.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/01/2004 12:46:07
On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 10:11:53PM +1100, Daniel Carosone wrote:
> 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>
> 
> driver.ath.0 or dev.ath0 seems fine
> 
> btw, these sysctl's appear, with values in them, in a running GENERIC
> even though i have no ath(4) attached.  An oversight?

I feel that ath.debug and ath.hal.debug (shows w/ options AH_DEBUG)
belong. I think that ath.outdoor influences device attachment, so it
should stay, also.

Dave

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