Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table_header

From: Joel Granados
Date: Fri Apr 05 2024 - 02:35:49 EST


Added this to the constfy branch Thx

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 06:05:55PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Praparation series to enable constification of struct ctl_table further
> down the line.
> No functional changes are intended.
>
> 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/
>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Rebase onto next-20240322 without changes
> - Squash patch 4 into patch 3 (Joel)
> - Rework commit messages as per Joels requests
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240222-sysctl-empty-dir-v1-0-45ba9a6352e8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ---
> Thomas Weißschuh (3):
> sysctl: drop sysctl_is_perm_empty_ctl_table
> sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table_header
> sysctl: drop now unnecessary out-of-bounds check
>
> fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 19 ++++++++-----------
> include/linux/sysctl.h | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 13ee4a7161b6fd938aef6688ff43b163f6d83e37
> change-id: 20231216-sysctl-empty-dir-71d7631f7bfe
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>

Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <j.granados@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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Joel Granados

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