This commit adds table_size to __register_sysctl_init in preparation for
the removal of the sentinel elements in the ctl_table arrays (last empty
markers). And though we do *not* remove any sentinels in this commit, we
set things up by calculating the ctl_table array size with ARRAY_SIZE.
We add a table_size argument to __register_sysctl_init and modify the
register_sysctl_init macro to calculate the array size with ARRAY_SIZE.
The original callers do not need to be updated as they will go through
the new macro.
Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <j.granados@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 12 +++---------
include/linux/sysctl.h | 5 +++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 80d3e2f61947..817bc51c58d8 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1433,6 +1433,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_sz);
* lifetime use of the sysctl.
* @table_name: The name of sysctl table, only used for log printing when
* registration fails
+ * @table_size: The number of elements in table
*
* The sysctl interface is used by userspace to query or modify at runtime
* a predefined value set on a variable. These variables however have default
@@ -1445,16 +1446,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_sz);
* Context: if your base directory does not exist it will be created for you.
*/
void __init __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
- const char *table_name)
+ const char *table_name, size_t table_size)
{
- int count = 0;
- struct ctl_table *entry;
- struct ctl_table_header t_hdr, *hdr;
-
- t_hdr.ctl_table = table;
- list_for_each_table_entry(entry, (&t_hdr))
- count++;
- hdr = register_sysctl_sz(path, table, count);
+ struct ctl_table_header *hdr = register_sysctl_sz(path, table, table_size);
if (unlikely(!hdr)) {
pr_err("failed when register_sysctl_sz %s to %s\n", table_name, path);
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index b1168ae281c9..09d7429d67c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -236,8 +236,9 @@ void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table);
extern int sysctl_init_bases(void);
extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
- const char *table_name);
-#define register_sysctl_init(path, table) __register_sysctl_init(path, table, #table)
+ const char *table_name, size_t table_size);
+#define register_sysctl_init(path, table) \
+ __register_sysctl_init(path, table, #table, ARRAY_SIZE(table))
extern struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *path);
void do_sysctl_args(void);
--
2.30.2
