Re: Removal of some KAUTH_GENERIC_ISSUSER (pass 1)

[Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>]

elad%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Izumi Tsutsui 
> <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost> wrote:
> > elad%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
> >
> >>   - KAUTH_MACHDEP_CMOS, for checking if the CMOS can be read
> >>     from/written to.
> >
> > "NVRAM" is better than CMOS?
> 
> Why? (note the change is in cmos.c)

Because "CMOS" is a historical PC specific terminology
which means non volatile memory chip (with battery), and
I guess that machdep KAUTH may be used on other ports
which don't call it CMOS.
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Izumi Tsutsui