linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/14] sysctl: Add a size argument to register functions in sysctl

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Message-ID: <ZMKPzzkVy45lSCJ7@bombadil.infradead.org>
Date:   Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:39:59 -0700
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@...gle.com>, willy@...radead.org,
        josh@...htriplett.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] sysctl: Add a size argument to register functions
 in sysctl

On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 01:43:18PM +0200, Joel Granados wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 11:15:40AM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 04:06:20PM +0200, Joel Granados wrote:
> > > What?
> > > These commits set things up so we can start removing the sentinel elements.
> > 
> > Yes but the why must explained right away.
> My intention of putting the "what" first was to explain the chunking and

It may help also just to clarify:

   sentinel, the extra empty struct ctl_table at the end of each
   sysctl array.

> Thx for this.
> This is a more clear wording for the "Why". Do you mind if I copy/paste
> it (with some changes to make it flow) into my next cover letter?

I don't mind at all.

  Luis