Instead of relying on sysct_head_next(NULL) to magically return the right header for the root directory instead explicitly transform NULL into the root directories header. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c index e573f9b..1544485 100644 --- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c +++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c @@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ static struct ctl_table *find_in_table(struct ctl_table *p, struct qstr *name) static struct ctl_table_header *grab_header(struct inode *inode) { - if (PROC_I(inode)->sysctl) - return sysctl_head_grab(PROC_I(inode)->sysctl); - else - return sysctl_head_next(NULL); + struct ctl_table_header *head = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl; + if (!head) + head = &root_table_header; + return sysctl_head_grab(head); } static struct dentry *proc_sys_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, -- 1.7.2.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html