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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/sysctl.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/sysctl.h | 44 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h index 1e4743ee6831..c83a86a22381 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 */ @@ -972,10 +963,6 @@ 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 +983,10 @@ 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 +999,11 @@ 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 +1013,6 @@ 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 +1020,6 @@ 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 +1053,6 @@ 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); |