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Subject: SYSCTL_* descriptions in /usr/src/sys
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>Number:         11197
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       Lack of descriptions in most sysctl options in kernel
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    billf
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Apr 17 18:50:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:    Tue May 4 19:55:05 PDT 1999
>Last-Modified:  Tue May  4 19:56:08 PDT 1999
>Originator:     Adrian Chadd
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

FreeBSD java.speedport.net 4.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT #3: Wed Apr  7 07:51:
28 CEST 1999     adrian@java.speedport.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/JAVA  i386

>Description:

A lack of descriptions for SYSCTL_ macros in the kernel.


>How-To-Repeat:

Look through the kernel for SYSCTL_ macros.

>Fix:
	
A patch against -current cvsup'ed Wed April 7 1999's /usr/src/sys tree
with a bunch of SYSCTL_* descriptions is at :

http://www.freebsd.org/~adrian/desc-current.diff



>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->billf 
Responsible-Changed-By: billf 
Responsible-Changed-When: Wed Apr 21 12:27:55 PDT 1999 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
I will look into these. 
State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed 
State-Changed-By: billf 
State-Changed-When: Sat Apr 24 20:33:32 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
I'm very close to committing these after some minor spelling changes 
and some fairly major bde-influenced style changes. 
State-Changed-From-To: analyzed->closed 
State-Changed-By: billf 
State-Changed-When: Tue May 4 19:55:05 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
Committed after style fixes reccommended by bde. 
In addition to the style fixes, I made some minor spelling nits. 

You'll probably want to check my updates to make sure I  
didn't fat finger any of it. :-> 
>Unformatted:
