linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:03:20 -0800
From: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] sysctl: move sysctl type to ctl_table_header

On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 08:07:35AM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> Praparation series to enable constification of struct ctl_table further
> down the line.
> No functional changes are intended.
> 
> These changes have been split out and reworked from my original
> const sysctl patchset [0].
> I'm resubmitting the patchset in smaller chunks for easier review.
> Each split-out series is meant to be useful on its own.
> 
> Changes since the original series:
> * Explicit initializartion of header->type in init_header()
> * Some additional cleanups
> 
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231204-const-sysctl-v2-0-7a5060b11447@weissschuh.net/

This all looks super sexy to me, but I'd love Eric's feedback on patch
series before merging as he may know some other facts over sysctl_mount_point
I might be missing.

Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>

  Luis