Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1 + hotfix -- Many processes use the sysctl system call

From: Mattia Dongili
Date: Fri Aug 18 2006 - 10:44:35 EST


On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:45:01PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 15:41 -0700, Miles Lane wrote:
> > My installation of Ubuntu is having trouble with my kernel build
> > because I disabled support for sysctl:
> >
> > warning: process `ls' used the removed sysctl system call
> > warning: process `touch' used the removed sysctl system call
> > warning: process `touch' used the removed sysctl system call
> > warning: process `evms_activate' used the removed sysctl system call
> > warning: process `alsactl' used the removed sysctl system call
> >
> > I am curious whether the use of sysctl indicates a problem in these
> > processes. What is the benefit of offering disabling sysctl support?
>
> To make the kernel smaller for people who don't need sysctl.
> Apparently, you need it.

afaik, they are being fixed (in debian at least):
http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2006/08/msg00163.html

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mattia
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