[PATCH -mm v2 0/1] sysctl: remove CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL, it just mirrors CONFIG_SYSCTL

[PATCH -mm v2 0/1] sysctl: remove CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL, it just mirrors CONFIG_SYSCTL

[Oleg Nesterov]

Andrew, this patch depends on

	sysctl-move-the-cad_pid-entry-from-pid_table-to-kern_reboot_table.patch

in -mm tree, because that patch removes one CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL too.

If this patch is accepted, I'll send a couple of followup cleanups:

	kernel/sysctl.c:
		collapse the now-identical CONFIG_SYSCTL nesting

	drivers/parport/procfs.c, fs/dcache.c, and fs/file_table.c:
		drop the CONFIG_PROC_FS checks, now it is clear that
		CONFIG_SYSCTL depends on it

Oleg.
---

 arch/m68k/configs/amcore_defconfig                   |  2 +-
 arch/m68k/configs/stmark2_defconfig                  |  2 +-
 arch/s390/Kconfig                                    |  4 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c                       |  2 +-
 fs/proc/Kconfig                                      |  3 +--
 fs/proc/Makefile                                     |  2 +-
 fs/proc/internal.h                                   |  2 +-
 include/linux/utsname.h                              |  2 +-
 init/Kconfig                                         |  3 ---
 kernel/delayacct.c                                   |  2 +-
 kernel/sched/core.c                                  |  8 ++++----
 kernel/sched/topology.c                              |  4 ++--
 kernel/sysctl.c                                      | 12 ++++++------
 kernel/time/jiffies.c                                |  4 ++--
 kernel/utsname_sysctl.c                              |  4 ++--
 lib/Kconfig.debug                                    |  2 +-
 lib/test_sysctl.c                                    |  2 +-
 net/mpls/Kconfig                                     |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/net/config                   |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/config       |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config |  2 +-
 21 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

[PATCH -mm v2 1/1] sysctl: remove CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL, it just mirrors CONFIG_SYSCTL

[Oleg Nesterov]

CONFIG_SYSCTL used to make sense as a separate hidden bool before commit
61a47c1ad3a4 ("sysctl: Remove the sysctl system call"); it was selected
by both CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL and CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL.

Today CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL is the only selector, so the two are always
equal. Kill the hidden bool, rename the PROC_SYSCTL prompt to SYSCTL,
and s/CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL/CONFIG_SYSCTL/ tree-wide.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
---
 arch/m68k/configs/amcore_defconfig                   |  2 +-
 arch/m68k/configs/stmark2_defconfig                  |  2 +-
 arch/s390/Kconfig                                    |  4 ++--
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c                       |  2 +-
 fs/proc/Kconfig                                      |  3 +--
 fs/proc/Makefile                                     |  2 +-
 fs/proc/internal.h                                   |  2 +-
 include/linux/utsname.h                              |  2 +-
 init/Kconfig                                         |  3 ---
 kernel/delayacct.c                                   |  2 +-
 kernel/sched/core.c                                  |  8 ++++----
 kernel/sched/topology.c                              |  4 ++--
 kernel/sysctl.c                                      | 12 ++++++------
 kernel/time/jiffies.c                                |  4 ++--
 kernel/utsname_sysctl.c                              |  4 ++--
 lib/Kconfig.debug                                    |  2 +-
 lib/test_sysctl.c                                    |  2 +-
 net/mpls/Kconfig                                     |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/net/config                   |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/config       |  2 +-
 tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config |  2 +-
 21 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/m68k/configs/amcore_defconfig b/arch/m68k/configs/amcore_defconfig
index f310b5dacfd8..49f1de51d87e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/configs/amcore_defconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/configs/amcore_defconfig
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CONFIG_RTC_DRV_DS1307=y
 # CONFIG_DNOTIFY is not set
 # CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER is not set
 CONFIG_FSCACHE=y
-# CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL is not set
+# CONFIG_SYSCTL is not set
 CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y
 CONFIG_ROMFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_ROMFS_BACKED_BY_BOTH=y
diff --git a/arch/m68k/configs/stmark2_defconfig b/arch/m68k/configs/stmark2_defconfig
index b3fb95f73a95..cd454369bfe8 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/configs/stmark2_defconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/configs/stmark2_defconfig
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY=y
 # CONFIG_DNOTIFY is not set
 # CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER is not set
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
-# CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL is not set
+# CONFIG_SYSCTL is not set
 CONFIG_SQUASHFS=y
 CONFIG_XZ_DEC=y
 CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 84404e6778d5..68dc2ebd6124 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ config HIPERDISPATCH_ON
 	def_bool y
 	bool "Use hiperdispatch on vertical polarization by default"
 	depends on SCHED_TOPOLOGY
-	depends on PROC_SYSCTL
+	depends on SYSCTL
 	help
 	  Hiperdispatch aims to improve the CPU scheduler's decision
 	  making when using vertical polarization by adjusting CPU
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ config CMM_IUCV
 config APPLDATA_BASE
 	def_bool n
 	prompt "Linux - VM Monitor Stream, base infrastructure"
-	depends on PROC_SYSCTL
+	depends on SYSCTL
 	help
 	  This provides a kernel interface for creating and updating z/VM APPLDATA
 	  monitor records. The monitor records are updated at certain time
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c
index bba28607a59a..177f964d4d36 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bus_lock.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static struct ratelimit_state bld_ratelimit;
 static unsigned int sysctl_sld_mitigate = 1;
 static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(buslock_sem, 1);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static const struct ctl_table sld_sysctls[] = {
 	{
 		.procname       = "split_lock_mitigate",
diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig
index 6ae966c561e7..24f5a36f45df 100644
--- a/fs/proc/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig
@@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ config PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_RAM
 
 	  Relevant architectures should select NEED_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_RAM.
 
-config PROC_SYSCTL
+config SYSCTL
 	bool "Sysctl support (/proc/sys)" if EXPERT
 	depends on PROC_FS
-	select SYSCTL
 	default y
 	help
 	  The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing
diff --git a/fs/proc/Makefile b/fs/proc/Makefile
index 8bc615ff84e5..27e2b26b2d42 100644
--- a/fs/proc/Makefile
+++ b/fs/proc/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ proc-y	+= softirqs.o
 proc-y	+= namespaces.o
 proc-y	+= self.o
 proc-y	+= thread_self.o
-proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL)	+= proc_sysctl.o
+proc-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL)		+= proc_sysctl.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_NET)		+= proc_net.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_KCORE)	+= kcore.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE)	+= vmcore.o
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index b232e1098117..04bd6c9e65a7 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ extern void proc_thread_self_init(void);
 /*
  * proc_sysctl.c
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 extern int proc_sys_init(void);
 extern void proc_sys_evict_inode(struct inode *inode,
 				 struct ctl_table_header *head);
diff --git a/include/linux/utsname.h b/include/linux/utsname.h
index 547bd4439706..dc5594ffffcc 100644
--- a/include/linux/utsname.h
+++ b/include/linux/utsname.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ enum uts_proc {
 	UTS_PROC_DOMAINNAME,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 extern void uts_proc_notify(enum uts_proc proc);
 #else
 static inline void uts_proc_notify(enum uts_proc proc)
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 5230d4879b1c..a505ab5be824 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1661,9 +1661,6 @@ config LD_ORPHAN_WARN_LEVEL
 	default "error" if WERROR
 	default "warn"
 
-config SYSCTL
-	bool
-
 config HAVE_UID16
 	bool
 
diff --git a/kernel/delayacct.c b/kernel/delayacct.c
index 2e55c493c98b..479e860aff70 100644
--- a/kernel/delayacct.c
+++ b/kernel/delayacct.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void delayacct_init(void)
 	set_delayacct(delayacct_on);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static int sysctl_delayacct(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
 		     size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 96226707c2f6..ddedc1d6847b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4638,7 +4638,7 @@ void set_numabalancing_state(bool enabled)
 	__set_numabalancing_state(enabled);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static void reset_memory_tiering(void)
 {
 	struct pglist_data *pgdat;
@@ -4674,7 +4674,7 @@ static int sysctl_numa_balancing(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	}
 	return err;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS
@@ -4718,7 +4718,7 @@ static int __init setup_schedstats(char *str)
 }
 __setup("schedstats=", setup_schedstats);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static int sysctl_schedstats(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
 		size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -4738,7 +4738,7 @@ static int sysctl_schedstats(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buf
 		set_schedstats(state);
 	return err;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index 622e2e01974c..5a29e506c25d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void rebuild_sched_domains_energy(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&sched_energy_mutex);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static int sched_energy_aware_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static int __init sched_energy_aware_sysctl_init(void)
 }
 
 late_initcall(sched_energy_aware_sysctl_init);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 static void free_pd(struct perf_domain *pd)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index c9efb17cc255..eb852c304969 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysctl_long_vals);
 static const int ngroups_max = NGROUPS_MAX;
 static const int cap_last_cap = CAP_LAST_CAP;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
 /**
  * enum sysctl_writes_mode - supported sysctl write modes
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ enum sysctl_writes_mode {
 };
 
 static enum sysctl_writes_mode sysctl_writes_strict = SYSCTL_WRITES_STRICT;
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 /*
  * /proc/sys support
  */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
 static int _proc_do_string(char *data, int maxlen, int dir,
 		char *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ int proc_do_large_bitmap(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
 	return err;
 }
 
-#else /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */
+#else /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 int proc_dostring(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
 		  void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ int proc_do_large_bitmap(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL)
 int proc_do_static_key(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ int proc_do_static_key(const struct ctl_table *table, int dir,
 }
 
 static const struct ctl_table sysctl_subsys_table[] = {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 	{
 		.procname	= "sysctl_writes_strict",
 		.data		= &sysctl_writes_strict,
diff --git a/kernel/time/jiffies.c b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
index d51428867a33..84c6bd8e742e 100644
--- a/kernel/time/jiffies.c
+++ b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void __init register_refined_jiffies(long cycles_per_second)
 	__clocksource_register(&refined_jiffies);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static ulong mult_hz(const ulong val)
 {
 	return val * HZ;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int do_proc_int_conv_ms_jiffies_minmax(bool *negp, ulong *u_ptr,
 			     sysctl_u2k_int_conv_ms, sysctl_k2u_int_conv_ms);
 }
 
-#else // CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#else // CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static int do_proc_int_conv_jiffies(bool *negp, ulong *u_ptr, int *k_ptr,
 				    int dir, const struct ctl_table *tbl)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
index bfbaaecb1dd4..6c1522201e39 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname_sysctl.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
 static void *get_uts(const struct ctl_table *table)
 {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static const struct ctl_table uts_kern_table[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 /*
  * Notify userspace about a change in a certain entry of uts_kern_table,
  * identified by the parameter proc.
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 1244dcac2294..73287ef2498c 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2710,7 +2710,7 @@ config TEST_FIRMWARE
 
 config TEST_SYSCTL
 	tristate "sysctl test driver"
-	depends on PROC_SYSCTL
+	depends on SYSCTL
 	help
 	  This builds the "test_sysctl" module. This driver enables to test the
 	  proc sysctl interfaces available to drivers safely without affecting
diff --git a/lib/test_sysctl.c b/lib/test_sysctl.c
index c02aa9c868f2..909cfcf76dbf 100644
--- a/lib/test_sysctl.c
+++ b/lib/test_sysctl.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 /*
  * This module provides an interface to the proc sysctl interfaces.  This
- * driver requires CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL. It will not normally be loaded by the
+ * driver requires CONFIG_SYSCTL. It will not normally be loaded by the
  * system unless explicitly requested by name. You can also build this driver
  * into your kernel.
  */
diff --git a/net/mpls/Kconfig b/net/mpls/Kconfig
index d672ab72ab12..829fb1788b1c 100644
--- a/net/mpls/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mpls/Kconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config NET_MPLS_GSO
 config MPLS_ROUTING
 	tristate "MPLS: routing support"
 	depends on NET_IP_TUNNEL || NET_IP_TUNNEL=n
-	depends on PROC_SYSCTL
+	depends on SYSCTL
 	help
 	 Add support for forwarding of mpls packets.
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/config
index e1ce35c2abbe..bea62d41db8d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/config
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ CONFIG_OPENVSWITCH_GENEVE=m
 CONFIG_OPENVSWITCH_GRE=m
 CONFIG_OPENVSWITCH_VXLAN=m
 CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS=y
-CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL=y
+CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
 CONFIG_PSAMPLE=m
 CONFIG_RPS=y
 CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/config
index c4a19a785521..83dde525c53c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_NET_NS=y
 CONFIG_NET_SCH_FIFO=y
 CONFIG_NET_SCH_FQ=y
-CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL=y
+CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
 CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y
 CONFIG_TCP_CONG_CUBIC=y
 CONFIG_TCP_MD5SIG=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config b/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config
index bb89d2dfaa2a..368fd9d600c8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CONFIG_FILE_LOCKING=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
-CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL=y
+CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
 CONFIG_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT=15
-- 
2.52.0

Re: [PATCH -mm v2 0/1] sysctl: remove CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL, it just mirrors CONFIG_SYSCTL

[Oleg Nesterov]

On 07/27, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
>
> Andrew, this patch depends on
>
> 	sysctl-move-the-cad_pid-entry-from-pid_table-to-kern_reboot_table.patch
>
> in -mm tree, because that patch removes one CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL too.

Just in case...

From https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/amdveg1m4E4uQlGv%40redhat.com

	Did this tree-wide rename miss an instance in kernel/pid.c?

This instance was already removed by

	sysctl-move-the-cad_pid-entry-from-pid_table-to-kern_reboot_table.patch

mentioned above. And this is exactly why this patch is based on -mm.

Oleg.

Re: [PATCH -mm v2 0/1] sysctl: remove CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL, it just mirrors CONFIG_SYSCTL

[Andrew Morton]

On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:00:30 +0200 Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> wrote:

> On 07/27, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> >
> > Andrew, this patch depends on
> >
> > 	sysctl-move-the-cad_pid-entry-from-pid_table-to-kern_reboot_table.patch
> >
> > in -mm tree, because that patch removes one CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL too.
> 
> Just in case...
> 
> >From https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/amdveg1m4E4uQlGv%40redhat.com
> 
> 	Did this tree-wide rename miss an instance in kernel/pid.c?
> 
> This instance was already removed by
> 
> 	sysctl-move-the-cad_pid-entry-from-pid_table-to-kern_reboot_table.patch
> 
> mentioned above. And this is exactly why this patch is based on -mm.

Yeah, Sashiko tried the patch against net/HEAD, found that it applied
then went for it.

Perhaps it would be better for Sashiko to attempt linux-next first.

Re: [PATCH -mm v2 1/1] sysctl: remove CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL, it just mirrors CONFIG_SYSCTL

[Nicolas Schier]

On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 04:47:22PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> CONFIG_SYSCTL used to make sense as a separate hidden bool before commit
> 61a47c1ad3a4 ("sysctl: Remove the sysctl system call"); it was selected
> by both CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL and CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL.
> 
> Today CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL is the only selector, so the two are always
> equal. Kill the hidden bool, rename the PROC_SYSCTL prompt to SYSCTL,
> and s/CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL/CONFIG_SYSCTL/ tree-wide.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
> ---

[...]
> diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig
> index 6ae966c561e7..24f5a36f45df 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/Kconfig
> +++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig
> @@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ config PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_RAM
>  
>  	  Relevant architectures should select NEED_PROC_VMCORE_DEVICE_RAM.
>  
> -config PROC_SYSCTL
> +config SYSCTL
>  	bool "Sysctl support (/proc/sys)" if EXPERT
>  	depends on PROC_FS
> -	select SYSCTL
>  	default y
>  	help
>  	  The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing

Please be aware that renaming of Kconfig symbols may not be welcomed due
to unwanted effects for users and for bisecting, cp. last paragraph of

https://docs.kernel.org/process/handling-regressions.html#handling-regressions

and the original thread.

Personally, I do understand that it makes sense to clean this up, here.
As the default was and stays 'y' this should affect only "few" users,
but still I am feeling ambigious about it.

Sorry for missing to point to that at the RFC.

Kind regards,
Nicolas