Re: [PATCH] sysctl: Deprecate sys_sysctl in a user space visible fashion.
From: Andi Kleen
Date: Sat Sep 01 2007 - 18:16:18 EST
Rob Landley <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> A lot of embedded people like to configure /proc out of the kernel for space
> reasons. This would make that noticeably more painful.
I had a patch for a sysctl_name(2) for this a long time ago.
If it was a serious issue that could be reintroduced.
BTW sysctl(2) only needs to be quiet for a single sysctl used
by glibc.
-Andi
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