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authorBenjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>2009-12-09 17:14:38 +1100
committerBenjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>2009-12-09 17:14:38 +1100
commitbcd6acd51f3d4d1ada201e9bc5c40a31d6d80c71 (patch)
tree2f6dffd2d3e4dd67355a224de7e7a960335a92fd /include/linux/sysctl.h
parent11c34c7deaeeebcee342cbc35e1bb2a6711b2431 (diff)
parent3ff6a468b45b5dfeb0e903e56f4eb27d34b2437c (diff)
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Merge commit 'origin/master' into next
Conflicts: include/linux/kvm.h
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/sysctl.h')
-rw-r--r--include/linux/sysctl.h45
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 1e4743e..56af3ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
** The kernel will then return -ENOTDIR to any application using
** the old binary interface.
**
- ** For new interfaces unless you really need a binary number
- ** please use CTL_UNNUMBERED.
- **
****************************************************************
****************************************************************
*/
@@ -50,12 +47,6 @@ struct __sysctl_args {
/* Top-level names: */
-/* For internal pattern-matching use only: */
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#define CTL_NONE 0
-#define CTL_UNNUMBERED CTL_NONE /* sysctl without a binary number */
-#endif
-
enum
{
CTL_KERN=1, /* General kernel info and control */
@@ -490,6 +481,7 @@ enum
NET_IPV4_CONF_PROMOTE_SECONDARIES=20,
NET_IPV4_CONF_ARP_ACCEPT=21,
NET_IPV4_CONF_ARP_NOTIFY=22,
+ NET_IPV4_CONF_ACCEPT_LOCAL=23,
__NET_IPV4_CONF_MAX
};
@@ -972,10 +964,6 @@ extern int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root,
typedef struct ctl_table ctl_table;
-typedef int ctl_handler (struct ctl_table *table,
- void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
- void __user *newval, size_t newlen);
-
typedef int proc_handler (struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
@@ -996,21 +984,10 @@ extern int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *, int,
extern int proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int,
void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
-extern int do_sysctl (int __user *name, int nlen,
- void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
- void __user *newval, size_t newlen);
-
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_data;
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_string;
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_intvec;
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_jiffies;
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
-
-
/*
* Register a set of sysctl names by calling register_sysctl_table
- * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's. An entry with zero
- * ctl_name and NULL procname terminates the table. table->de will be
+ * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's. An entry with
+ * NULL procname terminates the table. table->de will be
* set up by the registration and need not be initialised in advance.
*
* sysctl names can be mirrored automatically under /proc/sys. The
@@ -1023,24 +1000,11 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
* under /proc; non-leaf nodes will be represented by directories. A
* null procname disables /proc mirroring at this node.
*
- * sysctl entries with a zero ctl_name will not be available through
- * the binary sysctl interface.
- *
* sysctl(2) can automatically manage read and write requests through
* the sysctl table. The data and maxlen fields of the ctl_table
* struct enable minimal validation of the values being written to be
* performed, and the mode field allows minimal authentication.
*
- * More sophisticated management can be enabled by the provision of a
- * strategy routine with the table entry. This will be called before
- * any automatic read or write of the data is performed.
- *
- * The strategy routine may return:
- * <0: Error occurred (error is passed to user process)
- * 0: OK - proceed with automatic read or write.
- * >0: OK - read or write has been done by the strategy routine, so
- * return immediately.
- *
* There must be a proc_handler routine for any terminal nodes
* mirrored under /proc/sys (non-terminals are handled by a built-in
* directory handler). Several default handlers are available to
@@ -1050,7 +1014,6 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
/* A sysctl table is an array of struct ctl_table: */
struct ctl_table
{
- int ctl_name; /* Binary ID */
const char *procname; /* Text ID for /proc/sys, or zero */
void *data;
int maxlen;
@@ -1058,7 +1021,6 @@ struct ctl_table
struct ctl_table *child;
struct ctl_table *parent; /* Automatically set */
proc_handler *proc_handler; /* Callback for text formatting */
- ctl_handler *strategy; /* Callback function for all r/w */
void *extra1;
void *extra2;
};
@@ -1092,7 +1054,6 @@ struct ctl_table_header
/* struct ctl_path describes where in the hierarchy a table is added */
struct ctl_path {
const char *procname;
- int ctl_name;
};
void register_sysctl_root(struct ctl_table_root *root);
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