[acpi-jp 2381] Re: Updated ec-burst.diff patch

[Julian Elischer]

On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Michael Smith wrote:

> 
[...]
> 
> No.
> 
> The two are different things, although arguably there should be more 
> integration.
> 
> The tunable mechanism exists to allow parameters to be set before the 
> kernel starts.
> Things that are set with tunables tend to be things that used to be 
> statically compiled
> into the kernel; they're not adjustable once the kernel's up and 
> running.
> 
> It makes sense to export the values set by tunables into the sysctl 
> MIB, but by their
> very nature they're not suitable for conversion to sysctls.
> 
>   = Mike

So is what you are saying...

"tuneables should be converted at boot to read-only sysctls?"

I can imagine some things that could be changed again once running,
so maybe it would not be a cast in iron thing...