linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/23] sysctl: Stop using binary sysctl numbers in arlan.

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Date:	Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:07:30 -0500
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/23] sysctl: Stop using binary sysctl numbers in
	arlan.

On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 04:21:49AM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> From: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> 
> Looking at the arlan code it appears all of the sysctl
> entries are disabled debug code, and have not been enabled
> since the driver was merged in feb of 2003.
> 
> Since except for a select few that userspace can't
> get along without the binary sysctl table entries
> are going away.  Kill the unused arlan binary sysctls.
> 
> Cc: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>

ACK

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