linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] proc/sysctl: add shared variables -1

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Date:   Sat, 16 May 2020 11:05:53 +0800
From:   Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@...wei.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] proc/sysctl: add shared variables -1

On 2020/5/16 10:47, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 10:32:19AM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>> On 2020/5/16 0:05, Kees Cook wrote:
>>> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 05:06:28PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>> On 2020/5/15 16:06, Kees Cook wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 12:33:42PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
>>>>>> Add the shared variable SYSCTL_NEG_ONE to replace the variable neg_one
>>>>>> used in both sysctl_writes_strict and hung_task_warnings.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@...wei.com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>     fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c     | 2 +-
>>>>>>     include/linux/sysctl.h    | 1 +
>>>>>>     kernel/hung_task_sysctl.c | 3 +--
>>>>>>     kernel/sysctl.c           | 3 +--
>>>>>
>>>>> How about doing this refactoring in advance of the extraction patch?
>>>> Before  advance of the extraction patch, neg_one is only used in one file,
>>>> does it seem to have no value for refactoring?
>>>
>>> I guess it doesn't matter much, but I think it's easier to review in the
>>> sense that neg_one is first extracted and then later everything else is
>>> moved.
>>>
>> Later, when more features sysctl interface is moved to the code file, there
>> will be more variables that need to be extracted.
>> So should I only extract the neg_one variable here, or should I extract all
>> the variables used by multiple features?
> 
> Hmm -- if you're going to do a consolidation pass, then nevermind, I
> don't think order will matter then.
> 
> Thank you for the cleanup! Sorry we're giving you back-and-forth advice!
> 
> -Kees
> 

Sorry, I don't fully understand.
Does this mean that there is no need to adjust the patch order or the 
order of variables in sysctl_vals?
Should I extract only SYSCTL_NEG_ONE or should I extract all variables?

Thanks
Xiaoming Ni