linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bpf: move the bpf syscall sysctl table to its own module

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Date:   Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:50:19 +0800
From:   Yan Zhu <zhuyan34@...wei.com>
To:     <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
CC:     <andrii@...nel.org>, <ast@...nel.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] bpf: move the bpf syscall sysctl table to its own module

On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 9:06 PM Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 5:35 PM Yan Zhu <zhuyan34@...wei.com> wrote:
> >
> > Sysctl table is easier to read under its own module.
> 
> "own module"?
> What are you talking about?
I'm sorry I didn't express it clearly. The meaning here is that
the code of bpf syscall sysctl is moved to the bpf module

I will fix it in v2 patch.

> It's not "easier to read" and looks like a pointless churn.