linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Allow Kconfig to set default mmap_min

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0712212358440.25803@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:59:43 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
cc:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jmorris@...ei.org, alan@...hat.com,
	chrisw@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, solar@...nwall.com,
	wtarreau@...a.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow Kconfig to set default mmap_min_addr protection


On Dec 21 2007 14:35, Greg KH wrote:
>> >> >I guess it could be, but the input for /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr is
>> >> >base 10 as well
>> >> 
>> >> sysfs is autobase, i.e. echo "0xb000" >/sys/foo will Do The Right Thing.
>> >
>> >yes but if you cat  /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr, it returns in base 10.
>> 
>> sysfs should probably be tuned to output it in a preferred base.
>
>Again, this is sysctl, not sysfs.  two very different things...
>
Argh... :)  Just shows that /proc is the wrong place for system variables.

Well, module_params(integer) are autobase, and that's all I needed so 
far :-D
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