linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysctl: set variable sysctl_mount

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Date:   Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:30:47 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
Cc:     mcgrof@...nel.org, yzaikin@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysctl: set variable sysctl_mount_point
 storage-class-specifier to static

On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 08:07:25AM -0400, Tom Rix wrote:
> smatch reports
> fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c:32:18: warning: symbol
>   'sysctl_mount_point' was not declared. Should it be static?
> 
> This variable is only used in its defining file, so it should be static.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook