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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: sysctls
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:50:18 -0700
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:53:19 -0400
Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> wrote:

> I did the optimistic dad sysctl, and have no strict use for numbered sysctls (I
> was just unaware of the policy).  I'll work up a patch to use
> register_sysclt_table with CTL_UNNUMBERED in the next few days.

I don't think you need to add a call to register_sysctl_table(), if that's
what you're proposing.  Just drop the changes to sysctl.h and use CTL_UNNUMBERED
in sysctl.c.