Persistent Kernel Variables
Bruce Cran
bruce at cran.org.uk
Thu Dec 25 16:17:34 UTC 2008
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:39:18 -0800
"Jason C. Wells" <jcw at highperformance.net> wrote:
> I have a new kernel variable in /boot/device.hints.
>
> kern.timecounter.hardware="i8254"
>
> but it's not set during boot. I have other hints that are set
> during boot. Why is kern.timecounter.hardware not being set? How
> can I fix it.
I think it's something that has to be set later during boot,
via /etc/sysctl.conf. I tried setting it through /boot/loader.conf and
it didn't work but there's no problem setting it once the system has
booted.
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Bruce Cran
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