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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:49:03 -0400 From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@...-job.com> To: Frederik Deweerdt <deweerdt@...e.fr> Cc: Gabor Gombas <gombasg@...aki.hu>, Mattia Dongili <malattia@...ux.it>, Miles Lane <miles.lane@...il.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "akpm@...l.org" <akpm@...l.org> Subject: Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1 + hotfix -- Many processes use the sysctl system call On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 02:40 +0000, Frederik Deweerdt wrote: > On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 02:30:37AM +0200, Gabor Gombas wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 12:23:54PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote: > > > > > "fixed"? Why is sysctl being removed in the middle of a stable kernel > > > series?!? > > > > IMHO the stable series is 2.6.x.y nowadays. 2.6.z (without a fourth > > number) is more or less what used to be 2.<odd> previously. > Not to mention we're dealing with a -mm kernel... > Ah, OK - the debian-glibc thread the OP referred to began: "Starting with 2.6.18, the official kernels do not have the sysctl syscall anymore (http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/15/54) or rather it has been replaced by a dummy syscall that always fail and print a message in the log, and thus the sysctl() function will not work anymore." However the referenced link is about an -mm kernel. Sorry for the noise. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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