linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] mark /proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging

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Date:	Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:35:30 -0500
From:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
To:	Denis Cheng <crquan@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] mark /proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level to be
	removed

On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 21:03 +0800, Denis Cheng wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Denis Cheng <crquan@...il.com>
> ---
> Since scsi_logging_level module_param can be read/written while system
> running, the demand for /proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level has been no longer
> mandotory.
> 
> But someone might have already set this value in /etc/sysctl.conf, so
> mark it to be removed in one year (until March 2009).
> 
> One year might be not enough or too long, this period should also be discussed.

I don't think there's really much point to doing this.  We're already tied to the SYS_SYSCTL deprecation Eric Biderman is hoping to do for this; it's much better if the whole lot goes at once rather than piecemeal (particularly if sysctl stays around longer than anticipated).

James


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