There is no need to declare an extra tables to just create directory, this can be easily be done with a prefix path with register_sysctl(). Simplify this registration. Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> --- If not clear, see this new doc: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230310223947.3917711-1-mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u But the skinny is we can deprecate long term APIs from sysctl that uses recursion. crypto/fips.c | 11 +---------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/crypto/fips.c b/crypto/fips.c index b05d3c7b3ca5..92fd506abb21 100644 --- a/crypto/fips.c +++ b/crypto/fips.c @@ -66,20 +66,11 @@ static struct ctl_table crypto_sysctl_table[] = { {} }; -static struct ctl_table crypto_dir_table[] = { - { - .procname = "crypto", - .mode = 0555, - .child = crypto_sysctl_table - }, - {} -}; - static struct ctl_table_header *crypto_sysctls; static void crypto_proc_fips_init(void) { - crypto_sysctls = register_sysctl_table(crypto_dir_table); + crypto_sysctls = register_sysctl("crypto", crypto_sysctl_table); } static void crypto_proc_fips_exit(void) -- 2.39.1