Call function on sysctl value change

[Oliver Fromme]

Matthew Jakeman wrote:
 > I was wondering if it is possible to call a function when a sysctl value is 
 > changed. I have added a few sysctl int variables to the kernel and for some 
 > of these i only want certain values to be acceptable as input depending on 
 > some conditions. I would like to be able to call a function if possible, to 
 > validate the value entered via the sysctl command.

Yes, you can do this with a "PROC" type sysctl.  For example,
look at sysctl_hlt_cpus() in sys/i386/i386/mp_machdep.c.

Best regards
   Oliver

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