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Re: lib/53125: sys/timevar.h is absent in installed systems.



The following reply was made to PR lib/53125; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: lib-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
	netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, utkarsh009%yandex.com@localhost
Subject: Re: lib/53125: sys/timevar.h is absent in installed systems.
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 17:37:42 +0100

 On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 04:30:01PM +0000, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
 >  You still don't explain what you want to do. _KMEMUSER use is restricted
 >  even in the kernel, it's in no way designed to be used in userland.
 
 That's not true. It is restricted for programs that use /dev/kmem and/or
 core dumps. It is not meant for random userland programs and generally a
 sign of a bug if a program depends on it.
 
 Joerg
 


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