"/var/log/messages" logs appear in the output of "sysctl -a"

[Eitan Shefi]

I am testing a NIC driver.
I found it's logs and "/var/log/messages" logs in the output of "sysctl
-a":
I run "sysctl -a | less", and there I find:
 
kern.devstat.version: 6
kern.devstat.generation: 137
kern.devstat.numdevs: 1
kern.kobj_methodcount: 143
kern.log_wakeups_per_second: 5
kern.msgbuf_clear: 0
kern.msgbuf: ound file system checks in 60 seconds.
<118>
mtnic0: FW version:2.6.0
mtnic0: Board ID:
mtnic0: Using 1 tx rings for port:1 [4096]
mtnic0: Using 4 rx rings for port:1 [1024]
mtnic0: Using 1 tx rings for port:2 [4096]
mtnic0: Using 4 rx rings for port:2 [1024]
mtnic0: Initializing MSIX
mtnic0: Enabling MSI-X (11 vectors)
mtnic0: Board ID:MT_0BD0110004
mtnic0: [ITHREAD]
mtnic0: Activating port:1
mtnic0: Ethernet address: 00:02:c9:03:35:20
mtnic0: Activating port:2
mtnic1: Ethernet address: 00:02:c9:03:35:21
mtnic0: [ITHREAD]
mtnic0: [ITHREAD]
mtnic0:
mtnic0:
mtnic0:
mtnic0: Port 1 - link up
mtnic0: [ITHREAD]
mtnic0: [ITHREAD]
mtnic0: [ITHREAD]
Limiting icmp ping response from 300 to 200 packets/sec
Limiting icmp ping response from 300 to 200 packets/sec
Limiting icmp ping response from 1497 to 200 packets/sec
Limiting icmp ping response from 1500 to 200 packets/sec
Limiting icmp ping response from 1498 to 200 packets/sec
Limiting icmp ping response from 1500 to 200 packets/sec
 
 
Any idea how can such logs apear in "sysctl -a" ?
 
 
Thanks,
Eitan