Re: [PATCH -tip v6 04/11] kprobes: Jump optimization sysctl interface

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Fri Nov 27 2009 - 17:29:53 EST


Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Add /proc/sys/debug/kprobes-optimization sysctl which enables and disables
> kprobes jump optimization on the fly for debugging.
>
> Changes in v6:
> - Update comments and coding style.
>

This will break when it hits the linux-next. As ctl_name has been
removed in the sysctl tree. Not setting ctl_name is equivalent
to setting ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED. It is 0 in both cases.
So you can safely drop touches of ctl_name.

Ideally you would also call register_sysctl_paths from kernel/kprobes.c
and not add to the ifdef horror that is kernel/sysctl.c but that
is probably more trouble than it is worth right now. One way or
another there is going to be at least a minor conflict when this code
merges with the sysctl tree.

> #include <asm/uaccess.h>
> #include <asm/processor.h>
> @@ -1621,6 +1622,18 @@ static struct ctl_table debug_table[] = {
> .proc_handler = proc_dointvec
> },
> #endif
> +#if defined(CONFIG_OPTPROBES)
> + {
> + .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Please remove this line.
> + .procname = "kprobes-optimization",
> + .data = &sysctl_kprobes_optimization,
> + .maxlen = sizeof(int),
> + .mode = 0644,
> + .proc_handler = proc_kprobes_optimization_handler,
> + .extra1 = &zero,
> + .extra2 = &one,
> + },
> +#endif
> { .ctl_name = 0 }
> };


Eric
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