kern_sysctl.c interface

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <CANCZdfo8v6O+cJqOFu87ReiTTJxQJxX8YZgj8RBygy9Nb_FEEw at mail.gmail.com>
, Warner Losh writes:

>> > * This interface is under work and consideration, and should probably
>> > * be killed with a big axe by the first person who can find the time.
>> > * (be aware though, that the proper interface isn't as obvious as it
>> > * may seem, there are various conflicting requirements.
>>
>> I think that is a comment I added more than 20 years ago because we,
>> or at least I, wondered if the sysctl-OID tree should be moved to
>> something SNMP-OID compatible.
>>
>> I dont know of anything happening after that.
>
>I suspect after 20ish years the comment can be removed, eh?

Well, it's still a butt-ugly and inefficient interface...

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