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Subject: Re: sysctl interface to bootflags?
To: jdthood@mail.com (Thomas Hood)
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:18:06 +0100 (BST)
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> Would it be a good idea to do this using the sysctl infrastructure?
> If so, can someone please suggest an appropriate pathname for
> the flag files?  How about "/proc/sys/BIOS/bootflags/diagnostics"
> and "/proc/sys/BIOS/bootflags/PnP-OS" ?

Userspace can already do it via /dev/nvram
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