Re: [PATCH 0/4] sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table_header

From: Joel Granados
Date: Tue Mar 19 2024 - 11:49:53 EST


On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 08:07:35AM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Praparation series to enable constification of struct ctl_table further
> down the line.
> No functional changes are intended.
Took me some time but I finally got around to it. I just had comments
regarding the commit messages. I'll add this to sysctl testing to get
the ball rolling; I'll add it to sysctl-next after you modify the commit
messages.

Thx.

>
> These changes have been split out and reworked from my original
> const sysctl patchset [0].
> I'm resubmitting the patchset in smaller chunks for easier review.
> Each split-out series is meant to be useful on its own.
>
> Changes since the original series:
> * Explicit initializartion of header->type in init_header()
> * Some additional cleanups
>
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231204-const-sysctl-v2-0-7a5060b11447@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> ---
> Thomas Weißschuh (4):
> sysctl: drop sysctl_is_perm_empty_ctl_table
> sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table_header
> sysctl: drop now unnecessary out-of-bounds check
> sysctl: remove unnecessary sentinel element
>
> fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 19 ++++++++-----------
> include/linux/sysctl.h | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: b401b621758e46812da61fa58a67c3fd8d91de0d
> change-id: 20231216-sysctl-empty-dir-71d7631f7bfe
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>

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Joel Granados

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