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authorChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2022-03-25 18:54:44 +0100
committerChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2022-03-25 18:54:44 +0100
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vyos.util: T4319: provide generic sysctl_read() helper
-rw-r--r--python/vyos/util.py7
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index 4526375df..da39ee8d1 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -1006,11 +1006,16 @@ def boot_configuration_complete() -> bool:
return True
return False
+def sysctl_read(name):
+ """ Read and return current value of sysctl() option """
+ tmp = cmd(f'sysctl {name}')
+ return tmp.split()[-1]
+
def sysctl(name, value):
""" Change value via sysctl() - return True if changed, False otherwise """
tmp = cmd(f'sysctl {name}')
# last list index contains the actual value - only write if value differs
- if tmp.split()[-1] != str(value):
+ if sysctl_read(name) != str(value):
call(f'sysctl -wq {name}={value}')
return True
return False