[RFC PATCH 0/4] sysctl: refactor ctl_table creation and change extra{1,2} type

[wen . yang]

From: Wen Yang <wen.yang@xxxxxxxxx>

This series introduces macros to centralize ctl_table initialization,
preparing for future type changes to extra1/extra2 fields.

Following Joel's suggestion [1], we start with helpers that work for all
existing patterns before making invasive changes. This lays groundwork
for eventually changing extra1/extra2 from void* to unsigned long.


[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/sytyqb3ajm6ysoifwp57ga7gzlnzodhdsbgizbn3hqnlwytn5a@pbscftrq2qwl/

Wen Yang (4):
  sysctl: add SYSCTL_ENTRY/SYSCTL_RANGE_ENTRY helpers for ctl_table init
  sysctl: add helper functions to extract table->extra1/extra2
  sysctl: support encoding values directly in the table entry
  scripts/coccinelle: add sysctl_table_init.cocci

 include/linux/sysctl.h                        |  78 ++-
 kernel/sysctl-test.c                          | 273 +++++----
 kernel/sysctl.c                               |  57 +-
 .../coccinelle/api/sysctl_table_init.cocci    | 519 ++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 779 insertions(+), 148 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 scripts/coccinelle/api/sysctl_table_init.cocci

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