netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 sysctl-next] bpf: move bpf sysctls from kernel/sysctl.c to bpf module

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Date:   Wed, 2 Mar 2022 12:39:01 -0800
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Yan Zhu <zhuyan34@...wei.com>
Cc:     andrii@...nel.org, ast@...nel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        daniel@...earbox.net, john.fastabend@...il.com, kafai@...com,
        keescook@...omium.org, kpsingh@...nel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        liucheng32@...wei.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        nixiaoming@...wei.com, songliubraving@...com,
        xiechengliang1@...wei.com, yhs@...com, yzaikin@...gle.com,
        zengweilin@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 sysctl-next] bpf: move bpf sysctls from
 kernel/sysctl.c to bpf module

On Wed, Mar 02, 2022 at 10:04:12AM +0800, Yan Zhu wrote:
> We're moving sysctls out of kernel/sysctl.c as its a mess. We
> already moved all filesystem sysctls out. And with time the goal is
> to move all sysctls out to their own susbsystem/actual user.
> 
> kernel/sysctl.c has grown to an insane mess and its easy to run
> into conflicts with it. The effort to move them out is part of this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yan Zhu <zhuyan34@...wei.com>

Daniel, let me know if this makes more sense now, and if so I can
offer take it through sysctl-next to avoid conflicts more sysctl knobs
get moved out from kernel/sysctl.c.

  Luis