Suggestions for making sysfs parameters persist across reboots

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Published on 2012-03-26T21:19:59Z Indexed on 2012/03/26 23:31 UTC
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I'm experimenting with large changes to Linux system runtime parameters exposed through the sysfs virtual file system.

What is the most efficient way to maintain these parameters so that they persist across reboots on a RHEL/CentOS-style system? Is it simply dumping commands into /etc/rc.local? Is there an init script that's well-suited for this? I'm also thinking about standardization from a configuration management perspective. Is there a clean sysfs equivalent to sysctl?

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