linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysctl: Deprecate sys_sysctl in a user space visible fashion.

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Date:	02 Sep 2007 00:16:03 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysctl: Deprecate sys_sysctl in a user space visible fashion.

Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net> writes:
> 
> A lot of embedded people like to configure /proc out of the kernel for space 
> reasons.  This would make that noticeably more painful.

I had a patch for a sysctl_name(2) for this a long time ago.
If it was a serious issue that could be reintroduced.

BTW sysctl(2) only needs to be quiet for a single sysctl used
by glibc.

-Andi
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