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On Sat, Jan 14, 2006 at 10:40:06AM +0200, Elad Efrat wrote:
> YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:
>=20
> > is it still desirable to assign these constants these days?
> > or are they superseded by CTL_CREATE?
>=20
> I would expect the #defines to be still needed (as we use them
> when calling sysctl_createv) but IIRC the FOO_NAMES was used
> by sysctl(8) before the move to the new sysctl(9)... though I
> never really bothered checking.
>=20
> If Andrew says they're not needed I'll do a sweep (!) of removing
> them, if desired.

The constants are historical.  No new constant should be defined.

What is there exists to keep binary compatibility.  New nodes should
be created with CTL_CREATE.

--=20
Quentin Garnier - cube@cubidou.net - cube@NetBSD.org
"When I find the controls, I'll go where I like, I'll know where I want
to be, but maybe for now I'll stay right here on a silent sea."
KT Tunstall, Silent Sea, Eye to the Telescope, 2004.

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