netdev - [PATCH 14/29] sysctl: A more obvious version of grab

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Date:	Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:51:50 -0800
From:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
To:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	<linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lucian.grijincu@...il.com>,
	Damien Millescamps <damien.millescamps@...nd.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Subject: [PATCH 14/29] sysctl: A more obvious version of grab_header.

Instead of relying on sysct_head_next(NULL) to magically
return the right header for the root directory instead
explicitly transform NULL into the root directories header.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
---
 fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c |    8 ++++----
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index e573f9b..1544485 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ static struct ctl_table *find_in_table(struct ctl_table *p, struct qstr *name)
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *grab_header(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	if (PROC_I(inode)->sysctl)
-		return sysctl_head_grab(PROC_I(inode)->sysctl);
-	else
-		return sysctl_head_next(NULL);
+	struct ctl_table_header *head = PROC_I(inode)->sysctl;
+	if (!head)
+		head = &root_table_header;
+	return sysctl_head_grab(head);
 }
 
 static struct dentry *proc_sys_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-- 
1.7.2.5

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