linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] sysctl: ipc: Do not use dynamic memory

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Message-ID: <YqJBPhCwPE1Pk1f7@bombadil.infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 9 Jun 2022 11:51:42 -0700
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Alexey Gladkov <legion@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Eric W . Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@...gle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux.dev>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Vasily Averin <vvs@...tuozzo.com>,
        Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>,
        Jia He <hejianet@...il.com>,
        Pan Xinhui <xinhui@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Thomas Huth <thuth@...hat.com>,
        ChuckLever <chuck.lever@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/4] sysctl: ipc: Do not use dynamic memory

On Wed, Jun 01, 2022 at 11:34:18AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 11:25 AM Alexey Gladkov <legion@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure how to get rid of ctl_table since net sysctls are heavily
> > dependent on it.
> 
> Anyway, I think all of this is "I think there is more room for cleanup
> in this area", and maybe we'll never have enough motivation to
> actually do that.

That's a good summary of the cleanup with sysctls so I appreciate the nudges
in the right directions.

  Luis