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Add a note about sysctl's deprecated -w option.

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PR:		docs/48482
Inspired by:	Denis N. Peplin
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Giorgos Keramidas 2003-02-27 18:59:42 +00:00
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl -w kern.timecounter.method=1</userinput></screen> <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl -w kern.timecounter.method=1</userinput></screen>
<note>
<para>The <option>-w</option> option of &man.sysctl.8; is
deprecated and silently ignored in &os; 4.4-RELEASE and all
newer versions. You can safely ommit it when setting options
with <command>sysctl</command> as shown above.</para>
</note>
<para>This means a performance impact, but considering the cause <para>This means a performance impact, but considering the cause
of this problem, you probably will not notice. If the problem of this problem, you probably will not notice. If the problem
persists, keep the sysctl set to one and set the persists, keep the sysctl set to one and set the