linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: simplify one-level sysctl registration for crypto_sysctl

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Message-ID: <ZBPeqNByhWkpkDv/@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:29:44 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        yzaikin@...gle.com, j.granados@...sung.com,
        patches@...ts.linux.dev, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: simplify one-level sysctl registration for
 crypto_sysctl_table

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 03:21:50PM -0800, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> There is no need to declare an extra tables to just create directory,
> this can be easily be done with a prefix path with register_sysctl().
> 
> Simplify this registration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
> ---
> 
> If not clear, see this new doc:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230310223947.3917711-1-mcgrof@kernel.org/T/#u     
> 
> But the skinny is we can deprecate long term APIs from sysctl that
> uses recursion.
> 
>  crypto/fips.c | 11 +----------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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