Re: [PATCH 0/59] Cleanup sysctl

On Wednesday 17 January 2007 03:33, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > There has not been much maintenance on sysctl in years, and as a result is > there is a lot to do to allow future interesting work to happen, and being > ambitious I'm trying to do it all at once :) > > The patches in this series fall i

Re: [PATCH] libata: initialize qc->dma_dir to DMA_NONE

Brian King wrote: ACK Does this response mean that you've tested it, and successfully verified your problem is gone? Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kerne

Re: [PATCH] libata: initialize qc->dma_dir to DMA_NONE

ACK Tejun Heo wrote: > libata didn't used to init qc->dma_dir to any specific value on qc > initialization and command translation path didn't set qc->dma_dir if > the command doesn't need data transfer. This made non-data commands > to have random qc->dma_dir. > > This usually doesn't cause pro

Re: [PATCH 35/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c

On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 09:39 -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted > > This was partially done already and there was no ABI breakage what > a relief. > > Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Acked-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[EMAI

Re: [PATCH 36/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables entries in arch/ppc/kernel/ppc_htab.c

On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 09:39 -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted > > And make the mode of the kernel directory 0555 no one is allowed > to write to sysctl directories. > > Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Acked-by: Benjamin

Re: [PATCH 18/59] sysctl: ipmi remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 09:39 -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted > > With unique sysctl binary numbers setting insert_at_head is pointless. > > Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Acked-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[EMAIL PROTEC

[PATCH] libata: initialize qc->dma_dir to DMA_NONE

libata didn't used to init qc->dma_dir to any specific value on qc initialization and command translation path didn't set qc->dma_dir if the command doesn't need data transfer. This made non-data commands to have random qc->dma_dir. This usually doesn't cause problem because LLDs usually check qc

Re: Linux Virtual SCSI HBAs and Virtual disks

Aboo Valappil wrote: > Hi All, > > I have tried this before but I guess I was unsuccessful in presenting it > properly in the mailing list. I think it is really useful especially for > prototyping and also for people who wants to develop their own scsi > targets and transports. > There are few peo

Re: Linux Virtual SCSI HBAs and Virtual disks

I am sorry for the host name resolution before. The link should be working now. Please check it out. Aboo On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:52:24 +0100, Erik Mouw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:22:29PM +1100, Aboo Valappil wrote: >> I have tried this before but I guess I was unsucc

Re: [RFC: 2.6 patch] drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/: possible cleanups

>On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote: > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:45:54 +0100 > From: Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Ravi Anand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > David Somayajulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Su

[PATCH v2] aic94xx: fix typos and update verison number

libsas: Fix typos and bump version number Fix a few typos with the driver--"enableable" should be "enabled". Also bump version to 1.0.3 due to major changes recently. Supersedes earlier patch that had the version bump reversed because stgit got confused... Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <[EMAIL

Re: [PATCH 31/59] sysctl: C99 convert the ctl_tables in arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c

Hi Eric, On Tuesday, 16. January 2007 17:39, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > diff --git a/arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c b/arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c > index b531ab7..31256b8 100644 > --- a/arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c > +++ b/arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c > @@ -419,15 +419,41 @@ static int

[PATCH] aic94xx: fix typos and update verison number

fix typos and bump version number Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Acked-by: Alexis Bruemmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_init.c |2 +- drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_sds.c | 10 +- drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c |2 +- 3 files chan

Re: ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:45:56 -0500 Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan wrote: > >> The other oddity I've been seeing is that I am getting zero length > >> commands, > >> such as TEST_UNIT_READY with a dma_dir of DMA_FROM_DEVICE. Shouldn't this > >> be > >> DMA_NONE? I'm still tracking

Re: ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

Brian King wrote: > James Bottomley wrote: >> On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 17:45 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: >>> Tejun recently updated the CDB length areas of the code. I bet it's >>> either a bug somewhere in there, or the SCSI layer isn't passing us >>> proper command lengths in a case or two. >>> >>> A

Re: ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 17:17 -0600, Brian King wrote: > I think we are OK here since atapi_xlate is only ever called by > ata_scsi_translate. True. But can you tell me where it gets set in ata_scsi_translate if sc_data_direction is DMA_NONE ... James - To unsubscribe from this list: send the li

Re: ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

> The other oddity I've been seeing is that I am getting zero length commands, > such as TEST_UNIT_READY with a dma_dir of DMA_FROM_DEVICE. Shouldn't this be > DMA_NONE? I'm still tracking this down. I was looking at a PATA trace that was looking the same 2 days ago and couldn't figure what was go

Re: ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

James Bottomley wrote: > On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 17:45 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: >> Tejun recently updated the CDB length areas of the code. I bet it's >> either a bug somewhere in there, or the SCSI layer isn't passing us >> proper command lengths in a case or two. >> >> Additional traces (starting

Re: Adaptect 9405w: What is the best solution?

Hi Tarjei, I am glad that you a progressing forward! > >> > > > > Perhaps. Could you send a full output? It does not appear that the > > aic94xx driver is loading at all...? > > > Duh again. I thought I had added the module to the initrd, but that > didn't happen. > > Ok, I'm one step further

Re: ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 17:45 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Tejun recently updated the CDB length areas of the code. I bet it's > either a bug somewhere in there, or the SCSI layer isn't passing us > proper command lengths in a case or two. > > Additional traces (starting with SCSI command, before

Re: ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

Alan wrote: The other oddity I've been seeing is that I am getting zero length commands, such as TEST_UNIT_READY with a dma_dir of DMA_FROM_DEVICE. Shouldn't this be DMA_NONE? I'm still tracking this down. I was looking at a PATA trace that was looking the same 2 days ago and couldn't figure wh

Re: [PATCH 37/59] sysctl: C99 convert arch/sh64/kernel/traps.c and remove ABI breakage.

On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:39:42AM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted > > While doing the C99 conversion I notices that the top level sh64 > directory was using the binary number for CTL_KERN. That is a > no-no so I removed the support for the

ipr SATA problems in 2.6.20

I'm currently debugging some problems with SATA on ipr and figured I would give a heads up. The problems include overlength errors and data corruption. Basically SATA on ipr is completely broken in its current state. >From what I have found so far, it looks like due to some libata changes made rece

Re: [PATCH 45/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in drivers/parport/procfs.c

Hi Eric, On Tuesday, 16. January 2007 17:39, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > diff --git a/drivers/parport/procfs.c b/drivers/parport/procfs.c > index 2e744a2..5337789 100644 > --- a/drivers/parport/procfs.c > +++ b/drivers/parport/procfs.c > @@ -263,50 +263,118 @@ struct parport_sysctl_table { > +

Re: Linux Virtual SCSI HBAs and Virtual disks

On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:22:29PM +1100, Aboo Valappil wrote: > I have tried this before but I guess I was unsuccessful in presenting it > properly in the mailing list. I think it is really useful especially for > prototyping and also for people who wants to develop their own scsi > targets and

Re: [PATCH 48/59] sysctl: Register the ocfs2 sysctl numbers

On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:39:53AM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted > > ocfs2 was did not have the binary number it uses under CTL_FS > registered in sysctl.h. Register it to avoid future conflicts, > and change the name of the definition to

Re: [PATCH 0/59] Cleanup sysctl

The FRV bits look okay. I can't test them until I get back from Australia in Feb. David - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html

Re: [PATCH 20/59] sysctl: cdrom Don't set de->owner

On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 09:39 -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted These three look OK: [PATCH 15/59] sysctl: scsi remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag [PATCH 19/59] sysctl: cdrom remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag [PATCH 20/59] sysctl: cdro

Re: [PATCH 0/59] Cleanup sysctl

Eric W. Biederman wrote: - Removal of sys_sysctl support where people had used conflicting sysctl numbers. Trying to break glibc or other applications by changing the ABI is not cool. 9 instances of this in the kernel seems a little extreme. It would be highly advantageous if we could

Re: [PATCH 5/59] sysctl: rose remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:39:10AM -0700, Eric W. Biederman wrote: Looks ok, for these: Subject: [PATCH 5/59] sysctl: rose remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag Subject: [PATCH 6/59] sysctl: netrom remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag Subject: [PATCH 11/59] sysctl: ax25 remove unnecessary inse

[PATCH 55/59] sysctl: Remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The semantic effect of insert_at_head is that it would allow new registered sysctl entries to override existing sysctl entries of the same name. Which is pain for caching and the proc interface never implemented. I have done an audit and dis

[PATCH 14/59] sysctl: C99 convert xfs ctl_tables

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c | 258 1 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c b/fs/xfs/l

[PATCH 58/59] sysctl: Reimplement the sysctl proc support

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted With this change the sysctl inodes can be cached and nothing needs to be done when removing a sysctl table. For a costk of 2K code we will save about 4K of static tables (when we remove de from ctl_table) and 70K in proc_dir_entries that we w

[PATCH 32/59] sysctl: C99 convert arch/mips/lasat/sysctl.c and remove ABI breakage.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted While C99 converting the ctl_table initializers I realized that the binary sysctl numbers were in conflict with the binary values under CTL_KERN. Including CTL_KERN KERN_VERSION as used by glibc. So I just removed the sysctl binary interfac

[PATCH 56/59] sysctl: factor out sysctl_head_next from do_sysctl

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The current logic to walk through the list of sysctl table headers is slightly painful and implement in a way it cannot be used by code outside sysctl.c I am in the process of implementing a version of the sysctl proc support that instead of

[PATCH 59/59] sysctl: Remove the proc_dir_entry member for the sysctl tables.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted It isn't needed anymore, all of the users are gone, and all of the ctl_table initializers have been converted to use explicit names of the fields they are initializing. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- include/linux/s

[PATCH 28/59] sysctl: C99 Convert arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c | 86 +-- 1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xpc_main.c b/arch/ia6

[PATCH 34/59] sysctl: s390 Remove unnecessary use of insert_at_head

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c |4 ++-- arch/s390/kernel/debug.c |2 +- arch/s390/mm/cmm.c |2 +- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions

[PATCH 46/59] sysctl: C99 convert coda ctl_tables and remove binary sysctls.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Will converting the coda sysctl initializers I discovered that it is yet another user of sysctl that was stomping CTL_KERN. So off with it's sys_sysctl support since it wasn't done in a supportable way. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAI

[PATCH 29/59] sysctl: C99 convert arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon and remove ABI breakage

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted This convers the sysctl ctl_tables to use C99 initializers. While I was looking at it I discovered it was using a portion of the sysctl binary addresses space under CTL_KERN KERN_OSTYPE which was completely inappropriate. So I completely remo

[PATCH 37/59] sysctl: C99 convert arch/sh64/kernel/traps.c and remove ABI breakage.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted While doing the C99 conversion I notices that the top level sh64 directory was using the binary number for CTL_KERN. That is a no-no so I removed the support for the sysctl binary interface only leaving sysctl /proc support. At least the sys

[PATCH 27/59] sysctl: sn Remove sysctl ABI BREAKAGE

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted By not using the enumeration in sysctl.h (or even understanding it) the SN platform placed their arch specific xpc directory on top of CTL_KERN and only because they didn't have 4 entries in their xpc directory got lucky and didn't break glibc

[PATCH 52/59] sysctl: Create sys/fs/binfmt_misc as an ordinary sysctl entry

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted binfmt_misc has a mount point in the middle of the sysctl and that mount point is created as a proc_generic directory. Doing it that way gets in the way of cleaning up the sysctl proc support as it continues the existence of a horrible hack.

[PATCH 30/59] sysctl: mips/au1000 Remove sys_sysctl support

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The assignment of binary numbers for sys_sysctl use was in shambles and despite requiring methods. Nothing was implemented on the sys_sysctl side. So this patch gives a mercy killing to the sys_sysctl support for powermanagment on mips/au100

[PATCH 25/59] sysctl: C99 convert arch/frv/kernel/pm.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/frv/kernel/pm.c | 50 +++--- 1 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/pm.c b/arch/frv/kernel/pm

[PATCH 31/59] sysctl: C99 convert the ctl_tables in arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c | 38 -- 1 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/au1000/common/power.c b/arch/mip

[PATCH 4/59] sysctl: sunrpc Don't unnecessarily set ctl_table->de

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted We don't need this to prevent module unload races so remove the unnecessary code. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/sunrpc/sysctl.c |8 +--- net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c |7 +-- 2 files changed, 2 insert

[PATCH 3/59] sysctl: sunrpc Remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Because the sunrpc sysctls don't conflict with any other sysctls the setting the insert at head flag to register_sysctl has no semantic meaning. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/sunrpc/sysctl.c |2 +- net/su

[PATCH 26/59] sysctl: C99 convert arch/frv/kernel/sysctl.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/frv/kernel/sysctl.c | 29 - 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/sysctl.c b/arch/frv/kernel/sysctl.c index

[PATCH 43/59] sysctl: Remove sys_sysctl support from drivers/char/rtc.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The real time clock driver was using the binary number reserved for cdroms in the sysctl binary number interface, which is a no-no. So since the sysctl binary interface is wrong remove it. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[PATCH 20/59] sysctl: cdrom Don't set de->owner

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted There is no need for open files in /proc/sys/XXX to hold a reference count on the module that provides the file to prevent module unload races. While there is code active in the module p->used in the sysctl_table_header is incremented, preven

[PATCH 53/59] sysctl: Remove support for CTL_ANY

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted There are currently no users in the kernel for CTL_ANY and it only has effect on the binary interface which is practically unused. So this complicates sysctl lookups for no good reason so just remove it. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EM

[PATCH 39/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c | 30 -- 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c b/arch/x86_64/ia32/

[PATCH 38/59] sysctl: x86_64 Remove unnecessary use of insert_at_head

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The only sysctl x86_64 provides are not provided elsewhere, so insert_at_head is unnecessary. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/x86_64/ia32/ia32_binfmt.c |2 +- arch/x86_64/mm/init.c |2 +- 2 file

[PATCH 2/59] sysctl: Move CTL_SUNRPC to sysctl.h where it belongs

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- include/linux/sunrpc/debug.h |1 - include/linux/sysctl.h |3 ++- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/debug.h b/include/lin

[PATCH 23/59] sysctl: Move CTL_FRV into sysctl.h where it belongs

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/frv/kernel/sysctl.c |1 - include/linux/sysctl.h |1 + 2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/sysctl.c b/arch/frv/kernel/sysctl.c

[PATCH 49/59] sysctl: Move init_irq_proc into init/main where it belongs

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- init/main.c |3 +++ kernel/sysctl.c |3 --- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c index 8b4a7d7..8af5c6e 100644 --- a/init

[PATCH 21/59] sysctl: Move CTL_PM into sysctl.h where it belongs.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/frv/kernel/pm.c |1 - include/linux/sysctl.h |1 + 2 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/pm.c b/arch/frv/kernel/pm.c index ee677c

[PATCH 40/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in arch/x86_64/kernel/vsyscall.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Basically everything was done but I removed all element initializers from the trailing entries to make it clear the entire last entry should be zero filled. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/x86_64/kernel/vsyscall

[PATCH 42/59] sysctl: Remove sys_sysctl support from the hpet timer driver.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted In the binary sysctl interface the hpet driver was claiming to be the cdrom driver. This is a no-no so remove support for the binary interface. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/char/hpet.c |4 ++-- 1 file

[PATCH 18/59] sysctl: ipmi remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted With unique sysctl binary numbers setting insert_at_head is pointless. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drive

[PATCH 35/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted This was partially done already and there was no ABI breakage what a relief. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c | 11 --- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git

[PATCH 9/59] sysctl: decnet remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The sysctl numbers used are unique so setting the insert_at_head flag does not succeed in overriding any sysctls, and is just confusing because it doesn't. Clear the flag. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/decnet/

[PATCH 36/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables entries in arch/ppc/kernel/ppc_htab.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted And make the mode of the kernel directory 0555 no one is allowed to write to sysctl directories. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/ppc/kernel/ppc_htab.c | 11 --- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 dele

[PATCH 19/59] sysctl: cdrom remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted With unique binary sysctl numbers setting insert_at_head to override other sysctl entries is pointless. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-

[PATCH 1/59] sysctl x25: Remove unnecessary insert_at_head from register_sysctl_table.

Since x25 uses unique binary numbers inserting yourself at the head of the search list for sysctls so you can override already registered sysctls is pointless. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/x25/sysctl_net_x25.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletion

[PATCH 8/59] sysctl: ipx remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The sysctl numbers used are unique so setting the insert_at_head flag servers no semantic purpose and is just confusing. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/ipx/sysctl_net_ipx.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertio

[PATCH 5/59] sysctl: rose remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The sysctl numbers used are unique so setting the insert_at_head flag serves no semantic purpose. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/rose/sysctl_net_rose.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

[PATCH 16/59] sysctl: md Remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The sysctls used by the md driver are have unique binary numbers so remove the insert_at_head flag as it serves no useful purpose. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/md/md.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 inserti

[PATCH 17/59] sysctl: mac_hid remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted With unique sysctl binary numbers setting insert_at_head is pointless. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/macintosh/mac_hid.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/mac

[PATCH 22/59] sysctl: frv pm remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted With unique binary numbers setting insert_at_head to insert yourself at the head of sysctl list and thus override existing sysctl entries serves no point. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/frv/kernel/pm.c |2 +

[PATCH 12/59] sysctl: atalk remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c b/net/appletalk/sysctl_net_atalk.c index 40b0

[PATCH 11/59] sysctl: ax25 remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c b/net/ax25/sysctl_net_ax25.c index d23a27f..afdba04 10064

[PATCH 10/59] sysctl: dccp remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/dccp/sysctl.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/dccp/sysctl.c b/net/dccp/sysctl.c index fdcfca3..3391631 100644 --- a/net/dccp/sysctl.c +

[PATCH 13/59] sysctl: xfs remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c index af24653..af77

[PATCH 48/59] sysctl: Register the ocfs2 sysctl numbers

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted ocfs2 was did not have the binary number it uses under CTL_FS registered in sysctl.h. Register it to avoid future conflicts, and change the name of the definition to be in line with the rest of the sysctl numbers. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Bied

[PATCH 41/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in arch/x86_64/mm/init.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/x86_64/mm/init.c | 22 -- 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86_64/mm/init.c b/arch/x86_64/mm/init.c index 65aa66c..a04535d

[PATCH 47/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in NTFS and remove sys_sysctl support

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Putting ntfs-debug under FS_NRINODE was not a kosher thing to do so don't give it any binary number. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- fs/ntfs/sysctl.c | 24 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

[PATCH 50/59] sysctl: Move utsname sysctls to their own file

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted This is just a simple cleanup to keep kernel/sysctl.c from getting to crowded with special cases, and by keeping all of the utsname logic to together it makes the code a little more readable. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[PATCH 54/59] sysctl: Remove support for directory strategy routines.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted parse_table has support for calling a strategy routine when descending into a directory. To date no one has used this functionality and the /proc/sys interface has no analog to it. So no one is using this functionality kill it and make the b

[PATCH 45/59] sysctl: C99 convert ctl_tables in drivers/parport/procfs.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/parport/procfs.c | 264 +- 1 files changed, 189 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/parport/procfs.c b/drivers/parp

[PATCH 6/59] sysctl: netrom remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The sysctl numbers used are unique so setting the insert_at_head flag serves no semantic purpose, so it is just confusing. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/netrom/sysctl_net_netrom.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1

[PATCH 57/59] sysctl: allow sysctl_perm to be called from outside of sysctl.c

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- include/linux/sysctl.h |2 ++ kernel/sysctl.c| 10 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.

[PATCH 7/59] sysctl: llc remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted The sysctl numbers used are unique so setting the insert_at_head flag serves no semantis purpose, and is just confusing. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertio

[PATCH 15/59] sysctl: scsi remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c |2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c index 04d06c2..b16b775 10064

[PATCH 33/59] sysctl: s390 move sysctl definitions to sysctl.h

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted We need to have the the definition of all top level sysctl directories registers in sysctl.h so we don't conflict by accident and cause abi problems. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/s390/appldata/appldata.h |

[PATCH 44/59] sysctl: Register the sysctl number used by the arlan driver.

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/net/wireless/arlan-proc.c |2 +- include/linux/sysctl.h|1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/arlan-proc.c

[PATCH 0/59] Cleanup sysctl

There has not been much maintenance on sysctl in years, and as a result is there is a lot to do to allow future interesting work to happen, and being ambitious I'm trying to do it all at once :) The patches in this series fall into several general categories. - Removal of useless attempts to ove

[PATCH 24/59] sysctl: frv remove unnecessary insert_at_head flag

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted Since the binary sysctl numbers are unique putting the registered sysctls at the head of the sysctl list where they can override existing sysctls serves no useful purpose. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/frv/ker

[PATCH 51/59] sysctl: Move SYSV IPC sysctls to their own file

From: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - unquoted This is just a simple cleanup to keep kernel/sysctl.c from getting to crowded with special cases, and by keeping all of the ipc logic to together it makes the code a little more readable. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -

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