[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/lib/libc/gen Pull up revision 1.72 (via patch, requeste...

[he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/43b8ff39ae56
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 490668:43b8ff39ae56
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Feb 26 16:22:44 2001 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.72 (via patch, requested by hubertf):
  Document the vendor.* sysctl branch, and note that we currently
  have no registry for these sysctl values.  Sort list of CTL_
  prefixes, and sync with sysctl.h.

diffstat:

 lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3 |  18 ++++++++++++------
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diffs (43 lines):

diff -r 9a407a8ec83c -r 43b8ff39ae56 lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3
--- a/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3     Mon Feb 26 16:17:02 2001 +0000
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3     Mon Feb 26 16:22:44 2001 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: sysctl.3,v 1.58.2.4 2000/08/27 01:25:07 itojun Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: sysctl.3,v 1.58.2.5 2001/02/26 16:22:44 he Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -121,15 +121,17 @@
 .Pp
 .Bl -column CTLXMACHDEPXXX "Next level namesXXXXXX" -offset indent
 .It Sy Pa Name Next level names        Description
-.It CTL\_DEBUG sys/sysctl.h    Debugging
+.It CTL\_KERN  sys/sysctl.h    High kernel limits
+.It CTL\_VM    vm/vm_param.h   Virtual memory
 .It CTL\_VFS   sys/mount.h     Filesystem
+.It CTL\_NET   sys/socket.h    Networking
+.It CTL\_DEBUG sys/sysctl.h    Debugging
 .It CTL\_HW    sys/sysctl.h    Generic CPU, I/O
-.It CTL\_KERN  sys/sysctl.h    High kernel limits
 .It CTL\_MACHDEP       sys/sysctl.h    Machine dependent
-.It CTL\_NET   sys/socket.h    Networking
+.It CTL\_USER  sys/sysctl.h    User-level
+.It CTL\_DDB   sys/sysctl.h    In-kernel debugger
 .It CTL\_PROC  sys/sysctl.h    Per-process
-.It CTL\_USER  sys/sysctl.h    User-level
-.It CTL\_VM    vm/vm_param.h   Virtual memory
+.It CTL\_VENDOR        ?               Vendor specific
 .El
 .Pp
 For example, the following retrieves the maximum number of processes allowed
@@ -1285,6 +1287,10 @@
 DDB.  See
 .Xr ddb 4
 for more details.
+.Sh CTL_VENDOR
+The "vendor" toplevel name is reserved to be used by vendors who wish to
+have their own private MIB tree. Intended use is to store values under
+.Dq vendor.<yourname>.* .
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 If the call to
 .Nm