Re: [PATCH 0/59] Cleanup sysctl

[H. Peter Anvin]

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> > I think it would be fair to say that if they're not in <linux/sysctl.h> they're
> > not architectural, but that doesn't resolve the counterpositive (are there
> > sysctls in <linux/sysctl.h> which aren't architectural?  From the looks of it, I
> > would say yes.)  Non-architectural sysctl numbers should not be exported to
> > userspace, and should eventually be rejected by sys_sysctl.
>
> This last bit doesn't make much sense.  I believe you are saying all sysctl
> numbers should be per architecture.

With "architectural" I mean "guaranteed to be stable" (as opposed to 
"incidental").  Sorry for the confusion.

	-hpa
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