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