Re: [PATCH v4 sysctl-next] bpf: move bpf sysctls from kernel/sysctl.c to bpf module

From: Daniel Borkmann
Date: Wed Apr 13 2022 - 10:45:46 EST


On 4/7/22 9:07 AM, Yan Zhu wrote:
We're moving sysctls out of kernel/sysctl.c as its a mess. We
already moved all filesystem sysctls out. And with time the goal is
to move all sysctls out to their own subsystem/actual user.

kernel/sysctl.c has grown to an insane mess and its easy to run
into conflicts with it. The effort to move them out is part of this.

Signed-off-by: Yan Zhu <zhuyan34@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Given the desire is to route this via sysctl-next and we're not shortly
before but after the merge win, could we get a feature branch for bpf-next
to pull from to avoid conflicts with ongoing development cycle?

Thanks,
Daniel