linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] cleaning up the sysctls table (hung

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Date:   Wed, 20 May 2020 13:08:03 +0000
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@...wei.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, keescook@...omium.org,
        yzaikin@...gle.com, adobriyan@...il.com, mingo@...nel.org,
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        Jisheng.Zhang@...aptics.com, khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/4] cleaning up the sysctls table (hung_task watchdog)

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 12:02:26PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> On 2020/5/20 11:31, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Tue, 19 May 2020 11:31:07 +0800 Xiaoming Ni <nixiaoming@...wei.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Kernel/sysctl.c
> > 
> > eek!
> > 
> > > 
> > >   fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c        |   2 +-
> > >   include/linux/sched/sysctl.h |  14 +--
> > >   include/linux/sysctl.h       |  13 ++-
> > >   kernel/hung_task.c           |  77 +++++++++++++++-
> > >   kernel/sysctl.c              | 214 +++++++------------------------------------
> > >   kernel/watchdog.c            | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++
> > >   6 files changed, 224 insertions(+), 197 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Here's what we presently have happening in linux-next's kernel/sysctl.c:
> > 
> >   sysctl.c | 3109 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
> >   1 file changed, 1521 insertions(+), 1588 deletions(-)
> > 
> > 
> > So this is not a good time for your patch!
> > 
> > Can I suggest that you set the idea aside and take a look after 5.8-rc1
> > is released?
> > 
> 
> ok, I will make v5 patch based on 5.8-rc1 after 5.8-rc1 is released,
> And add more sysctl table cleanup.

Xiaoming, I'll coordinate with you on this offline as I have the fs
kernel/sysctl.c stuff out of the way as well.

  Luis