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Update the "Document as many sysctls as possible" entry. mat has made some

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<h2>Document as many sysctls as possible</h2>
<p><strong>Contact</strong>: <a
href="mailto:mat@FreeBSD.org">&a.mat;</a>, <a
href="mailto:brd@FreeBSD.org">&a.brd;</a></p>
<p>The sysctl(8) utility retrieves kernel states and allows processes with
appropriate privilege to change kernel states. On request it is able to
display description lines which document the kernel state. Unfortunately
not every sysctl is documented. This task is possible to share with other
volunteers.</p>
volunteers. &a.mat has done some development in Perforce, in the
mat_sysctl_cleanup branch.</p>
<ul>
<li>Find every undocumented sysctl in the kernel.</li>
<li>Try to determine what this sysctl is for and document it.</li>