Re: [PATCH 0/4] sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table_header

[Joel Granados]

On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 08:07:35AM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Praparation series to enable constification of struct ctl_table further
> down the line.
> No functional changes are intended.
Took me some time but I finally got around to it. I just had comments
regarding the commit messages. I'll add this to sysctl testing to get
the ball rolling; I'll add it to sysctl-next after you modify the commit
messages.

Thx.

> 
> These changes have been split out and reworked from my original
> const sysctl patchset [0].
> I'm resubmitting the patchset in smaller chunks for easier review.
> Each split-out series is meant to be useful on its own.
> 
> Changes since the original series:
> * Explicit initializartion of header->type in init_header()
> * Some additional cleanups
> 
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231204-const-sysctl-v2-0-7a5060b11447@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> ---
> Thomas Weißschuh (4):
>       sysctl: drop sysctl_is_perm_empty_ctl_table
>       sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table_header
>       sysctl: drop now unnecessary out-of-bounds check
>       sysctl: remove unnecessary sentinel element
> 
>  fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c  | 19 ++++++++-----------
>  include/linux/sysctl.h | 22 +++++++++++-----------
>  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: b401b621758e46812da61fa58a67c3fd8d91de0d
> change-id: 20231216-sysctl-empty-dir-71d7631f7bfe
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 

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Joel Granados

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