Re: [PATCH -mm v2 0/1] sysctl: remove CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL, it just mirrors CONFIG_SYSCTL

From: Oleg Nesterov

Date: Mon Jul 27 2026 - 13:14:44 EST


On 07/27, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> Andrew, this patch depends on
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> sysctl-move-the-cad_pid-entry-from-pid_table-to-kern_reboot_table.patch
>
> in -mm tree, because that patch removes one CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL too.

Just in case...

>From https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/amdveg1m4E4uQlGv%40redhat.com

Did this tree-wide rename miss an instance in kernel/pid.c?

This instance was already removed by

sysctl-move-the-cad_pid-entry-from-pid_table-to-kern_reboot_table.patch

mentioned above. And this is exactly why this patch is based on -mm.

Oleg.