Re: linux-next: manual merge of the vfs tree with the parisc-hd tree

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Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 06:52:35AM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>> > +static struct ctl_table fs_base_table[] = {
>> > +	{
>> > +		.procname	= "fs",
>> > +		.mode		= 0555,
>> > +		.child		= fs_table,
>> > +	},
>> > +	{ }
>> > +};
>>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ You don't need this at all.
>> > > +static int __init fs_procsys_init(void)
>> > +{
>> > +	struct ctl_table_header *hdr;
>> > +
>> > +	hdr = register_sysctl_table(fs_base_table);
>>               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Please use register_sysctl instead.
>> 	AKA
>>         hdr = register_sysctl("fs", fs_table);
>
> Ah, much cleaner thanks!

It is my hope you we can get rid of register_sysctl_table one of these
days.  It was the original interface but today it is just a
compatibility wrapper.

I unfortunately ran out of steam last time before I finished converting
everything over.

Eric



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