linux-kernel - [PATCH 21/23] sysctl x86: Remove dead binary sysctl support

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Date:	Sun,  8 Nov 2009 04:22:08 -0800
From:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: [PATCH 21/23] sysctl x86: Remove dead binary sysctl support

From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

Now that sys_sysctl is a generic wrapper around /proc/sys  .ctl_name
and .strategy members of sysctl tables are dead code.  Remove them.

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c |    2 +-
 arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c  |    1 -
 2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
index 8cb4974..e02d92d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static ctl_table kernel_table2[] = {
 };
 
 static ctl_table kernel_root_table2[] = {
-	{ .ctl_name = CTL_KERN, .procname = "kernel", .mode = 0555,
+	{ .procname = "kernel", .mode = 0555,
 	  .child = kernel_table2 },
 	{}
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
index 58bc00f..02b442e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ static ctl_table abi_table2[] = {
 
 static ctl_table abi_root_table2[] = {
 	{
-		.ctl_name = CTL_ABI,
 		.procname = "abi",
 		.mode = 0555,
 		.child = abi_table2
-- 
1.6.5.2.143.g8cc62

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