git: 6bd97b5f3778 - main - tests.7: Remove an unused configuration variable

From: Mark Johnston <markj_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:01:31 UTC
The branch main has been updated by markj:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=6bd97b5f3778aa36bcf89ff870bb1483b301a9be

commit 6bd97b5f3778aa36bcf89ff870bb1483b301a9be
Author:     Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-06-09 21:00:23 +0000
Commit:     Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-06-09 21:00:23 +0000

    tests.7: Remove an unused configuration variable
    
    No existing tests require it, and I cannot understand what kinds of test
    scenarios are supposed to require it.  Just remove it.
    
    While here, improve the documentation of test variables a bit.
    
    Reviewed by:    ngie
    MFC after:      1 week
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56604
---
 share/man/man7/tests.7 | 17 +++++------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/share/man/man7/tests.7 b/share/man/man7/tests.7
index 97cc6beba4dc..4cea1470adb2 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/tests.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/tests.7
@@ -219,23 +219,16 @@ skipped.
 .Pp
 Test suites are configured by defining their configuration
 variables in
-.Pa /etc/kyua/kyua.conf .
-The format of this file is detailed in
+.Pa /etc/kyua/kyua.conf
+or on the command line.
+The format of the configuration file is detailed in
 .Xr kyua.conf 5 .
 .Pp
 The following configuration variables are available in the
 .Fx
-Test Suite:
+Test Suite; all of the variable names are prefixed with
+.Va test_suites.FreeBSD. .
 .Bl -tag -width "allow_sysctl_side_effects"
-.It Va allow_devfs_side_effects
-If defined, enables tests that may destroy and recreate semipermanent device
-nodes, like disk devices.
-Without this variable, tests may still create and destroy devices nodes that
-are normally transient, like /dev/tap* and /dev/pts*, as long as they clean
-them up afterwards.
-However, tests that require this variable have a relaxed cleanup requirement;
-they must recreate any devices that they destroyed, but not necessarily with
-the same devnames.
 .It Va allow_sysctl_side_effects
 Enables tests that change globally significant
 .Xr sysctl 8