Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751789AbWHASyj (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:54:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751791AbWHASyj (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:54:39 -0400 Received: from ns2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:23491 "EHLO mx2.suse.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751789AbWHASyj (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:54:39 -0400 To: Amit Gud Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] sysctl for the latecomers References: <44CF69F0.6040801@redhat.com> From: Andi Kleen Date: 01 Aug 2006 20:54:37 +0200 In-Reply-To: <44CF69F0.6040801@redhat.com> Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 687 Lines: 16 Amit Gud writes: > /etc/sysctl.conf values are of no use to kernel modules that are > inserted after init scripts call sysctl for the values in > /etc/sysctl.conf _sysctl(2) is obsolete and on its way out. Doesn't make sense to add new feature to it. BTW I doubt the sysctl user program actually uses it - most likely it uses /proc/sys I think I agree with hpa that this feature belongs into modprobe if anywhere. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/