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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 11684d9e6bd2..703cfa33a3ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ enum {
NET_IPV4_ROUTE_MAX_SIZE=5,
NET_IPV4_ROUTE_GC_MIN_INTERVAL=6,
NET_IPV4_ROUTE_GC_TIMEOUT=7,
- NET_IPV4_ROUTE_GC_INTERVAL=8,
+ NET_IPV4_ROUTE_GC_INTERVAL=8, /* obsolete since 2.6.38 */
NET_IPV4_ROUTE_REDIRECT_LOAD=9,
NET_IPV4_ROUTE_REDIRECT_NUMBER=10,
NET_IPV4_ROUTE_REDIRECT_SILENCE=11,
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ enum
#ifdef __KERNEL__
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
/* For the /proc/sys support */
struct ctl_table;
@@ -1011,6 +1012,26 @@ extern int proc_do_large_bitmap(struct ctl_table *, int,
* cover common cases.
*/
+/* Support for userspace poll() to watch for changes */
+struct ctl_table_poll {
+ atomic_t event;
+ wait_queue_head_t wait;
+};
+
+static inline void *proc_sys_poll_event(struct ctl_table_poll *poll)
+{
+ return (void *)(unsigned long)atomic_read(&poll->event);
+}
+
+void proc_sys_poll_notify(struct ctl_table_poll *poll);
+
+#define __CTL_TABLE_POLL_INITIALIZER(name) { \
+ .event = ATOMIC_INIT(0), \
+ .wait = __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(name.wait) }
+
+#define DEFINE_CTL_TABLE_POLL(name) \
+ struct ctl_table_poll name = __CTL_TABLE_POLL_INITIALIZER(name)
+
/* A sysctl table is an array of struct ctl_table: */
struct ctl_table
{
@@ -1021,6 +1042,7 @@ struct ctl_table
struct ctl_table *child;
struct ctl_table *parent; /* Automatically set */
proc_handler *proc_handler; /* Callback for text formatting */
+ struct ctl_table_poll *poll;
void *extra1;
void *extra2;
};