[PATCH RFC 4/4] mqueue: Use sysctl context to register mq_sysctls
From: Joel Granados
Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 10:35:25 EST
Replace the mq_sysctls array copy with a sysctl context kept in the
ctl_table_header. Flag each entry with CTL_TABLE_F_CTX_DATA to overlay
the ctl_table entry before calling the proc_handler.
Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
ipc/mq_sysctl.c | 44 ++++++++++----------------------------------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
index 0dd12e1c9f53ef07092ca3b638335a438d273a8c..9919e2d3a11a48a3e84c6c42d564e71dd60711da 100644
--- a/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
+++ b/ipc/mq_sysctl.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
#include <linux/stat.h>
#include <linux/capability.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/cred.h>
static int msg_max_limit_min = MIN_MSGMAX;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ static const struct ctl_table mq_sysctls[] = {
.data = &init_ipc_ns.mq_queues_max,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
+ .flags = CTL_TABLE_F_CTX_DATA,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
},
{
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static const struct ctl_table mq_sysctls[] = {
.data = &init_ipc_ns.mq_msg_max,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
+ .flags = CTL_TABLE_F_CTX_DATA,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
.extra1 = &msg_max_limit_min,
.extra2 = &msg_max_limit_max,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ static const struct ctl_table mq_sysctls[] = {
.data = &init_ipc_ns.mq_msgsize_max,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
+ .flags = CTL_TABLE_F_CTX_DATA,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
.extra1 = &msg_maxsize_limit_min,
.extra2 = &msg_maxsize_limit_max,
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ static const struct ctl_table mq_sysctls[] = {
.data = &init_ipc_ns.mq_msg_default,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
+ .flags = CTL_TABLE_F_CTX_DATA,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
.extra1 = &msg_max_limit_min,
.extra2 = &msg_max_limit_max,
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ static const struct ctl_table mq_sysctls[] = {
.data = &init_ipc_ns.mq_msgsize_default,
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
+ .flags = CTL_TABLE_F_CTX_DATA,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
.extra1 = &msg_maxsize_limit_min,
.extra2 = &msg_maxsize_limit_max,
@@ -116,39 +120,15 @@ static struct ctl_table_root set_root = {
bool setup_mq_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
{
- struct ctl_table *tbl;
+ struct sysctl_context ctx = SYSCTL_CTX(ns, &init_ipc_ns);
setup_sysctl_set(&ns->mq_set, &set_root, set_is_seen);
- tbl = kmemdup(mq_sysctls, sizeof(mq_sysctls), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (tbl) {
- int i;
-
- for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mq_sysctls); i++) {
- if (tbl[i].data == &init_ipc_ns.mq_queues_max)
- tbl[i].data = &ns->mq_queues_max;
-
- else if (tbl[i].data == &init_ipc_ns.mq_msg_max)
- tbl[i].data = &ns->mq_msg_max;
-
- else if (tbl[i].data == &init_ipc_ns.mq_msgsize_max)
- tbl[i].data = &ns->mq_msgsize_max;
-
- else if (tbl[i].data == &init_ipc_ns.mq_msg_default)
- tbl[i].data = &ns->mq_msg_default;
-
- else if (tbl[i].data == &init_ipc_ns.mq_msgsize_default)
- tbl[i].data = &ns->mq_msgsize_default;
- else
- tbl[i].data = NULL;
- }
-
- ns->mq_sysctls = __register_sysctl_table(&ns->mq_set,
- "fs/mqueue", tbl,
- ARRAY_SIZE(mq_sysctls));
- }
+ ns->mq_sysctls = __register_sysctl_table_ctx(&ns->mq_set, "fs/mqueue",
+ mq_sysctls,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(mq_sysctls),
+ &ctx);
if (!ns->mq_sysctls) {
- kfree(tbl);
retire_sysctl_set(&ns->mq_set);
return false;
}
@@ -158,10 +138,6 @@ bool setup_mq_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
void retire_mq_sysctls(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
{
- const struct ctl_table *tbl;
-
- tbl = ns->mq_sysctls->ctl_table_arg;
unregister_sysctl_table(ns->mq_sysctls);
retire_sysctl_set(&ns->mq_set);
- kfree(tbl);
}
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