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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3 | 23 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3 b/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3 index 3d25c7717ad..b65120ca0e6 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/sysctl.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: sysctl.3,v 1.183 2008/11/08 01:17:52 ckuethe Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: sysctl.3,v 1.184 2008/11/09 09:00:28 jmc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: November 8 2008 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: November 9 2008 $ .Dt SYSCTL 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ When running with a .Xr securelevel 7 greater than 0, this variable may not be raised. -This variable also changes the behavior of -.Va machdep.kbdreset : -when DB_CONSOLE is set, the reset key sequence will cause the kernel to enter +It also overrides the behavior of +.Va machdep.kbdreset , +causing the kernel to enter .Xr ddb 4 -rather than triggering a system shutdown. +instead of triggering a system shutdown. .It Dv DBCTL_LOG When set, ddb output is also logged in the kernel message buffer. .It Dv DBCTL_MAXLINE @@ -225,12 +225,17 @@ This variable is also available as the ddb .Dv $tabstops variable. .It Dv DBCTL_TRIGGER -When DBCTL_CONSOLE is set, writing to DBCTL_TRIGGER will cause the system -to enter +When +.Dv DBCTL_CONSOLE +is set, +writing to +.Dv DBCTL_TRIGGER +causes the system to enter .Xr ddb 4 . If .Xr securelevel 7 -is greater than 0 the process writing to this variable must be running +is greater than 0, +the process writing to this variable must be running on the console in order to enter .Xr ddb 4 . .El |