Re: [PATCH] sysctl.c: Change a .proc_handler = proc_dointvec to

From: Alexey Dobriyan
Date: Tue Nov 17 2009 - 06:54:47 EST


On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 01:55:53AM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> > net: '&' redux
> >
> > I want to compile out proc_* and sysctl_* handlers totally and
> > stub them to NULL depending on config options, however usage of &
> > will prevent this, since taking adress of NULL pointer will break
> > compilation.
>
> I just experimented with this and found that at present a number of
> the proc handlers wrap functions like proc_dointvec, so it does not work.
>
> Did you have a plan for those?

Of course, net/ was just first big step.
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