linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove CTL

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:52:35 +0400
From:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...ru>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove CTL_UNNUMBERED

On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 11:24:12AM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...ru> writes:
> 
> > CTL_UNNUMBERED is unneeded, because it expands to
> >
> > 	.ctl_name = 0
> >
> > The same effect can be achieved by skipping .ctl_name initialization,
> > saving one line per sysctl.
> >
> > Update docs and headers telling people to not add CTL_ numbers and
> > giving example.
> >
> > This is probably all we can do to stop the flow of new CTL_ numbers,
> > because most of sysctls are copy-pasted. CTL_UNNUMBERED doesn't solve
> > this problem at all.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...ru>
> 
> Nack.  Not unless you update the documentation and explanations
> properly.

They are left in place:

	Assigning binary sysctl numbers is an endless source of conflicts in
	sysctl.h, breaking of the user space ABI (because of those conflicts),
	and maintenance problems.  A complete pass through all of the sysctl
	users revealed multiple instances where the sysctl binary interface
	was broken and had gone undetected for years.

> The important part is that we stop assigning binary numbers.  You
> are removing part of the description of why we can not assign bianry
> numbers and how that is important.

You want me to rewrite that paragraph actually mentioning
CTL_UNNUMBERED?

> CTL_UNNUMBERED may be an irritant to you but as for actually using the
> code I have look and it is about 6 of 1 half dozen of the other.

Sorry, -EPARSE.

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