Subject: Re: Getting rid of BEEP_ONHALT_*
To: None <tech-kern@NetBSD.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/24/2006 09:55:24
> I still find this very useful, but I dislike that there are _four_
> kernel options to set it up:

> # Beep when it is safe to power down the system (requires sysbeep)
> #options        BEEP_ONHALT
> # Some tunable details of the above feature (default values used below)
> #options        BEEP_ONHALT_COUNT=3     # Times to beep
> #options        BEEP_ONHALT_PITCH=1500  # Default frequency (in Hz)
> #options        BEEP_ONHALT_PERIOD=250  # Default duration (in msecs)

Why is it a problem for it to have the tunable values?  (Assuming, of
course, that you can leave the "options" lines for them commented and
the defaults will get used.)

I just don't see the problem you're trying to fix here.

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