linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 42/59] sysctl: Remove sys_sysctl support from the hpet timer driver.

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Date:	Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:54:01 +0100
From:	"Clemens Ladisch" <clemens@...isch.de>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	"<Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 42/59] sysctl: Remove sys_sysctl support from the hpet timer
   driver.

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com> - unquoted
> 
> In the binary sysctl interface the hpet driver was claiming to
> be the cdrom driver.  This is a no-no so remove support for the
> binary interface.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

Acked-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>

> ---
>  drivers/char/hpet.c |    4 ++--
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
> index 20dc3be..81be1db 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
> @@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ int hpet_control(struct hpet_task *tp, unsigned int
> cmd, unsigned long arg)
>  
>  static ctl_table hpet_table[] = {
>  	{
> -        .ctl_name = 1,
> +        .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
>  	 .procname = "max-user-freq",
>  	 .data = &hpet_max_freq,
>  	 .maxlen = sizeof(int),
> @@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static ctl_table hpet_table[] = {
>  
>  static ctl_table hpet_root[] = {
>  	{
> -        .ctl_name = 1,
> +        .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
>  	 .procname = "hpet",
>  	 .maxlen = 0,
>  	 .mode = 0555,
> -- 
> 1.4.4.1.g278f
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