On 2006-11-29 08:00, Alexander Leidinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a chapter/paragraph about sysctl, not about linux. So remove the > compat.linux stuff here and you are safe. Feel free to use the > hw.snd.maxautovchans sysctl as an example (there are different default > values in -current than in some releases, I don't remember if I MFCed > the new default value to 6.2). > > Adding an explanation to the linux chapter would be nice (except for > the panic part, this is specific to -current if you already have some > linux programs running and then change the osrelease). If you want to > change the linux chapter I try to come up with other missing facts for > this chapter (I have to read it when I get a little bit of time).
Thanks for the explanation. I've replaced the linux-emulation specific sysctl now with a reference to `security.bsd.see_other_uids=0', which we already use as an example in `/etc/sysctl.conf'. This should be a lot safer than a sysctl knob which can trigger panics!
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