re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

> Module Name:  src
> Committed By: jym
> Date:         Mon Aug 16 19:39:06 UTC 2010
> 
> Modified Files:
>       src/sys/arch/i386/i386: machdep.c
>       src/sys/arch/x86/include: cpu.h
> 
> Log Message:
> Add machdep.pae sysctl(7) for i386. Thanks to Paul and Joerg for their
> reviews.
> 
> In kernel, it matches the 'i386_use_pae' variable (0: kernel does not use
> PAE, 1: kernel uses PAE). Will be used by i386 kvm(3) to know the functions
> that should get called for VA => PA translations.

does this work for core files as well?

if not, wouldn't this feature be better done use ugly kvm/nlist so
that it works with the same code on dead kernels?  getting a 0/1
value via kvm shouldn't really be considered any real problem.

(why the extern in cpu.h?  i doesn't seem necessary.)


.mrg.