Re: [PATCH 08/11] kernel: pid_namespace: simplify sysctls with register_sysctl()

From: Luis Chamberlain
Date: Fri Mar 10 2023 - 02:01:41 EST


On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 08:14:33PM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 02:11:27PM -0800, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 02, 2023 at 03:13:54PM -0800, Jeff Xu wrote:
> > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 12:28 PM Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > kernel/pid_sysctl.h | 3 +--
> > > > 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > Acked-by: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Andrew, kernel/pid_sysctl.h is new, not on v6.3-rc1 and so I cannot
> > carry this on sysctl-next. Can you carry this patch on your tree?
> >
> > I see Eric Biggers already took in the fs-verity patch, so I will drop
> > that from my queue.
> >
> > I can take the rest in this series.
> >
> > I will also hold off on the last patch which deprecates the routine
> > register_sysctl_paths() until after say the first part of the merge
> > window.
> >
> > This will allow all of our trees to work on linux-next without conflict.
> >
> > Let me know if this is OK with you and Eric!
> >
>
> That's fine with me. I applied the fsverity patch based on your cover letter
> that said it was okay
> (https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230302202826.776286-1-mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx).

Yeah it perfectly fine!

> If you'd
> like to take all the patches so that you can remove register_sysctl_paths() in
> the same cycle, that would be fine too; it's up to you.

Nah it's fine, no rush in this. One small step at a time.

Luis