Messages in this thread | | | From | (Eric W. Biederman) | Date | Fri, 29 May 2020 07:42:31 -0500 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 01/13] sysctl: add new register_sysctl_subdir() helper |
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ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) writes:
> Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org> writes: > >> Often enough all we need to do is create a subdirectory so that >> we can stuff sysctls underneath it. However, *if* that directory >> was already created early on the boot sequence we really have no >> need to use the full boiler plate code for it, we can just use >> local variables to help us guide sysctl to place the new leaf files. >> >> So use a helper to do precisely this. > > Reset restart. This is patch is total nonsense. > > - You are using register_sysctl_table which as I believe I have > mentioned is a deprecated compatibility wrapper. The point of > spring house cleaning is to get off of the deprecated functions > isn't it? > > - You are using the old nasty form for creating directories instead > of just passing in a path. > > - None of this is even remotely necessary. The directories > are created automatically if you just register their entries.
Oh. *blink* The poor naming threw me off.
This is a clumsy and poorly named version of register_sysctl();
Yes. This change is totally unnecessary.
Eric
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