[PATCH] Make sysctl obligatory except under CONFIG_EMBEDDED

[PATCH] Make sysctl obligatory except under CONFIG_EMBEDDED

[H. Peter Anvin]

From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>

This patch makes sysctl non-optional unless EMBEDDED is set.  There
are a number of interfaces exposed via sysctl, enough that it has to
be considered core kernel functionality at this point.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 3b36a1d..9087910 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ config BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3
 	  at <http://www.physik3.uni-rostock.de/tim/kernel/utils/acct/>.
 
 config SYSCTL
-	bool "Sysctl support"
+	bool "Sysctl support" if EMBEDDED
+	default y
 	---help---
 	  The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing
 	  certain kernel parameters and variables on the fly without requiring

Re: [PATCH] Make sysctl obligatory except under CONFIG_EMBEDDED

[Bernd Eckenfels]

H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> This patch makes sysctl non-optional unless EMBEDDED is set.  There
> are a number of interfaces exposed via sysctl, enough that it has to
> be considered core kernel functionality at this point.

is this to help the user to configure the kernel or is it to remove
complexity (you just introduced some)

Gruss
Bernd

Re: [PATCH] Make sysctl obligatory except under CONFIG_EMBEDDED

[Adrian Bunk]

On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 03:07:50AM +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> > This patch makes sysctl non-optional unless EMBEDDED is set.  There
> > are a number of interfaces exposed via sysctl, enough that it has to
> > be considered core kernel functionality at this point.
> 
> is this to help the user to configure the kernel or is it to remove
> complexity (you just introduced some)

Obviously the first.

I don't see how his patch affects complexity in any way. The patch is 
both small and obvious (and CONFIG_SYSCTL=n is still a valid and 
supported configuration).

> Gruss
> Bernd

cu
Adrian

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