linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ipc/ipc_sysctl.c: Remove fallback for !CONFIG_PROC

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Date:   Sun, 19 Sep 2021 22:34:19 -0700
From:   Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:     Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Clapinski <mclapinski@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Eric W . Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, 1vier1@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipc/ipc_sysctl.c: Remove fallback for !CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL

On Sat, 18 Sep 2021, Manfred Spraul wrote:

>Compilation of ipc/ipc_sysctl.c is controlled by
>obj-$(CONFIG_SYSVIPC_SYSCTL)
>[see ipc/Makefile]
>
>And CONFIG_SYSVIPC_SYSCTL depends on SYSCTL
>[see init/Kconfig]
>
>An SYSCTL is selected by PROC_SYSCTL.
>[see fs/proc/Kconfig]
>
>Thus: #ifndef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL in ipc/ipc_sysctl.c is impossible, the
>fallback can be removed.
>
>Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>

Acked-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>