Re: [PATCH] sysctl: add register_sysctl() dummy helper

[Kees Cook]

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 5:36 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The register_sysctl() function has been around for five years with commit
> fea478d4101a ("sysctl: Add register_sysctl for normal sysctl users")
> but now that arm64 started using it, I ran into a compile error:
>
> arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c: In function 'register_insn_emulation_sysctl':
> arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c:257:2: error: implicit declaration of function 'register_sysctl'
>
> This adds a inline function like we already have for register_sysctl_paths()
> and register_sysctl_table().
>
> Fixes: 38b9aeb32fa7 ("arm64: Port deprecated instruction emulation to new sysctl interface")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This should probably get merged through the arm64 tree to avoid
> bisection problems.

Sure, that sounds fine.

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

-Kees

> ---
>  include/linux/sysctl.h | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
> index fabe15e51c56..992bc9948232 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
> @@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_paths(
>         return NULL;
>  }
>
> +static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
> +{
> +       return NULL;
> +}
> +
>  static inline void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table)
>  {
>  }
> --
> 2.9.0
>



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Kees Cook
Pixel Security