linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] sysctl: Remove broken cdrom binary sysctls

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Message-ID: <20070810221018.622ae666@the-village.bc.nu>
Date:	Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:10:18 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>,
	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	coreteam@...filter.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] sysctl: Remove broken cdrom binary sysctls

On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:00:05 -0600
ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman) wrote:

> 
> The binary interface for the cdrom sysctls can't possilby work.
> So remove the binary sysctls and reduce cdrom_sysctl_handler
> to it's essentials (to kill the uses of ctl_name).
> 
> Since the last time this patch was posted I radically
> simplified cdrom_sysctl_helper to meet address Alan's objections.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>
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