code: def sysctl(
      state, host, name, value,
      persist=False, persist_file='/etc/sysctl.conf',
  ):
      '''
      Edit sysctl configuration.
  
      + name: name of the sysctl setting to ensure
      + value: the value or list of values the sysctl should be
      + persist: whether to write this sysctl to the config
      + persist_file: file to write the sysctl to persist on reboot
      '''
  
      string_value = (
          ' '.join(value)
          if isinstance(value, list)
          else value
      )
  
      existing_value = host.fact.sysctl.get(name)
      if not existing_value or existing_value != value:
          yield 'sysctl {0}={1}'.format(name, string_value)
  
      if persist:
          yield files.line(
              state, host,
              persist_file,
              '{0}[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*{1}'.format(name, string_value),
              replace='{0} = {1}'.format(name, string_value),
          f sysctl(
      state, host, name, value,
      persist=False, persist_file='/etc/sysctl.conf',
  ):
      '''
      Edit sysctl configuration.
  
      + name: name of the sysctl setting to ensure
      + value: the value or list of values the sysctl should be
      + persist: whether to write this sysctl to the config
      + persist_file: file to write the sysctl to persist on reboot
      '''
  
      string_value = (
          ' '.join(value)
          if isinstance(value, list)
          else value
      )
  
      existing_value = host.fact.sysctl.get(name)
      if not existing_value or existing_value != value:
          yield 'sysctl {0}={1}'.format(name, string_value)
  
      if persist:
          yield files.line(
              state, host,
              persist_file,
              '{0}[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*{1}'.format(name, string_value),
              replace='{0} = {1}'.format(name, string_value),
          )
docs: Edit sysctl configuration.
  
      + name: name of the sysctl setting to ensure
      + value: the value or list of values the sysctl should be
      + persist: whether to write this sysctl to the config
      + persist_file: file to write the sysctl to persist on reboot