Re: [PATCH] ipc/ipc_sysctl.c: Remove fallback for !CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Mon Sep 20 2021 - 09:47:50 EST


Manfred Spraul <manfred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Compilation of ipc/ipc_sysctl.c is controlled by
> obj-$(CONFIG_SYSVIPC_SYSCTL)
> [see ipc/Makefile]
>
> And CONFIG_SYSVIPC_SYSCTL depends on SYSCTL
> [see init/Kconfig]
>
> An SYSCTL is selected by PROC_SYSCTL.
> [see fs/proc/Kconfig]
>
> Thus: #ifndef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL in ipc/ipc_sysctl.c is impossible, the
> fallback can be removed.

Reviewed-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Eric


> Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> ipc/ipc_sysctl.c | 13 -------------
> 1 file changed, 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
> index 345e4d673e61..f101c171753f 100644
> --- a/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
> +++ b/ipc/ipc_sysctl.c
> @@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ static void *get_ipc(struct ctl_table *table)
> return which;
> }
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
> static int proc_ipc_dointvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
> void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
> {
> @@ -118,18 +117,6 @@ static int proc_ipc_dointvec_minmax_checkpoint_restore(struct ctl_table *table,
> }
> #endif
>
> -#else
> -#define proc_ipc_doulongvec_minmax NULL
> -#define proc_ipc_dointvec NULL
> -#define proc_ipc_dointvec_minmax NULL
> -#define proc_ipc_dointvec_minmax_orphans NULL
> -#define proc_ipc_auto_msgmni NULL
> -#define proc_ipc_sem_dointvec NULL
> -#ifdef CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
> -#define proc_ipc_dointvec_minmax_checkpoint_restore NULL
> -#endif /* CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE */
> -#endif
> -
> int ipc_mni = IPCMNI;
> int ipc_mni_shift = IPCMNI_SHIFT;
> int ipc_min_cycle = RADIX_TREE_MAP_SIZE;