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Question: Setting and getting kernel vars

Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
Re: Question Tunable Kernel Parameters?
Re: Feedback sysctl in Linux (Jukka Santala)
Keywords: kernel vars
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:57:00 GMT
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If sysctl is not implemented properly yet, then what is a good method for setting and getting kernel variables?

I used sysctl to access some varibale I added under NetBSD and I was hoping to do the same now that I'm using Linux instead.

Has anyone done this successfully?