[CFR][CFT] counter(9): new API for faster and raceless counters

[Daniel O'Connor]

On 03/04/2013, at 10:55, Gary Palmer <gpalmer at freebsd.org> wrote:
> I'm not sure I have a better alternative other than a geom style bulk
> export via XML or some other format, however I wanted to raise it for
> consideration.  I wouldn't hold up the checkin of the code for this,
> however if another way of gathering the data is needed/desired then it
> would be good to get it in before people get too used to the sysctl 
> way.  


Perhaps the sysctl interface could change to accommodate bulk requests (bikeshed ^ 2 or bikeception :)

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