In article <18961.920316...@critter.freebsd.dk>,
Poul-Henning Kamp <p...@critter.freebsd.dk> wrote:
>
> It should have been done with a simple ascii string instead. The
> drivers are much better at chewing on it than the "generic" code,
> it would be simpler to understand, simpler to implement, you wouldn't
> need to rebuild ifconfig all the time and it would be vastly more
> flexible.
>
> Anyone who thinks this sounds like a replay from when I stuck my
> fingers in sysctl some years back are right.
>
> <GRUMBLE>
> For some reason, some people around our camp-fire, have a hard time
> understanding that compiletime enumeration of potential options
> is a concept that died with the "VAX Handbook 1978 edition".
> </GRUMBLE>
Amen, brother! Get it said! People who claim that strings are
"too slow" would benefit greatly from spending a few days with the
profiler.
John
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