Eric W. Biederman wrote: > >> I think it would be fair to say that if they're not in <linux/sysctl.h> they're >> not architectural, but that doesn't resolve the counterpositive (are there >> sysctls in <linux/sysctl.h> which aren't architectural? From the looks of it, I >> would say yes.) Non-architectural sysctl numbers should not be exported to >> userspace, and should eventually be rejected by sys_sysctl. > > This last bit doesn't make much sense. I believe you are saying all sysctl > numbers should be per architecture. > With "architectural" I mean "guaranteed to be stable" (as opposed to "incidental"). Sorry for the confusion. -hpa