linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 06/10] scheduler: Remove the now superfluous sentinel elements from ctl

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Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:02:04 +0200
From: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 06/10] scheduler: Remove the now superfluous sentinel
 elements from ctl_table array

On 28/03/24 16:44, Joel Granados via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>
>
> This commit comes at the tail end of a greater effort to remove the
> empty elements at the end of the ctl_table arrays (sentinels) which
> will reduce the overall build time size of the kernel and run time
> memory bloat by ~64 bytes per sentinel (further information Link :
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZO5Yx5JFogGi%2FcBo@bombadil.infradead.org/)
>
> rm sentinel element from ctl_table arrays
>
> Acked-by: "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>

Tested-by: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>
Reviewed-by: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>

> Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>