Re: sysctl node names (Re: CVS commit: src/sys/uvm)

[der Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

>> the current mixture of "enable" vs "enabled" seems ugly to me.
>> if my preference matters, i'd say "enable"/"disable".
> For me, "enabled" sounds more logical because such a flag refers to a
> state, not a process.

I'd say it's a question of whether you think of them as input to the
kernel, commands ("enable this"), or as output from the kernel,
reporting state ("this is enabled").

Of course, in most cases, they're actually both, so that doesn't help
much.  But, as a native anglophone, it's what the difference between
"enable" and "enabled" here feels like to me.

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