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The order of the line entries in the NAME .list file reflects the order in
which the entries are processed.
The /usr/sbin/doconfig program creates the
NAME .list file by
copying the .product.list file, if it exists. Note that when using the
/usr/sbin/doconfig -c command, /usr/sbin/doconfig uses the
existing
NAME .list file. If the .product.list file changes (for example,
a new kernel layered product was installed) and the −c flag is used, either
delete the
NAME .list file or manually edit it before invoking
/usr/sbin/doconfig to propagate the change in the .product.list file
to the
NAME .list file.
You can also create the file by copying the .product.list file to the
NAME .list file. You can then edit the
NAME .list file and either delete
the lines that you do not want built into the kernel or comment them out
by putting a number sign (#) as the first character in each line that you do
not want.
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Never edit the .product.list file.
Refer to the Writing Device Drivers: Tutorial manual for more information
on the
NAME .list and .product.list files.
5.5.3 The param.c File
The param.c file contains default values for a number of system
parameters. You use these parameters to tune your system’s performance.
Table 5–1 lists system parameters that you can modify. For information
about deciding what values to assign to these parameters, see System
Configuration and Tuning.
In some cases, as noted in Table 5–1, a parameter in the param.c file can
also be included in your target configuration file. In this case, a value
specified in the configuration file overrides the value specified in the
param.c file. Therefore, if you modify the value of a system parameter in
the param.c file, be sure to remove the corresponding entry from the
target configuration file.
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