From 56218bf79d6c4aac07b580ef4cb8ac2e2d8acbd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 19:09:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention the Linux compatibility layer instead of the Linux emulator in the BUGS section. linux(4) explicitly states that it is not an emulator. While here, pet mandoc and igor. Reviewed by: mat (mentor), rpokala Approved by: manpages (rpokala), mat (mentor) Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16375 --- share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5 | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5 index 0e69bcc13859..664eee8080fc 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/sysctl.conf.5 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 30, 1999 +.Dd July 21, 2018 .Dt SYSCTL.CONF 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ file is read in when the system goes into multi-user mode to set default settings for the kernel. The .Pa /etc/sysctl.conf -is in the format of the +file is in the format of the .Xr sysctl 8 -command, i.e.\& +command, i.e., .Bd -literal -offset indent sysctl_mib=value .Ed @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ To turn off logging of programs that exit due to fatal signals you may use a configuration like .Bd -literal -offset indent # Configure logging. -kern.logsigexit=0 # Do not log fatal signal exits (e.g. sig 11) +kern.logsigexit=0 # Do not log fatal signal exits (e.g., sig 11) .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr rc.conf 5 , @@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ If loadable kernel modules are used to introduce additional kernel functionality and sysctls to manage that functionality, .Nm may be processed too early in the boot process to set those sysctls. -For example, sysctls to manage the linux emulator cannot be set in +For example, sysctls to manage the Linux compatibility layer +.Po +.Xr linux 4 +.Pc +cannot be set in .Nm -if the linux emulator is loaded as a module rather than +if the Linux compatibility layer is loaded as a module rather than compiled into the kernel.