[PATCH] fs/proc: avoid unused ctl_table entry in init_header

From: Safety 1

Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 14:54:48 EST


The entry variable in init_header() is only used by
list_for_each_table_entry() for iteration and is never read. With
-Werror=unused-but-set-variable, this causes the build to fail.

Use the table size directly for the loop since the entry value is
not needed here.

Tested with: make -j$(nproc)
Signed-off-by: Safety 1 <176830914+JokerPython3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 04a382178..ddc510def 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -206,9 +206,7 @@ static void init_header(struct ctl_table_header *head,
head->node = node;
INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&head->inodes);
if (node) {
- const struct ctl_table *entry;
-
- list_for_each_table_entry(entry, head) {
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < head->ctl_table_size; i++) {
node->header = head;
node++;
}

base-commit: 893e11787f78e43b534e252249ac3fff4d1333f8
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2.55.0