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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] sysctl: remove sysctl syscall
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X-Yow: MMM-MM!!  So THIS is BIO-NEBULATION!
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:10:26 +0200
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Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> writes:

>  On 10/19/2010 10:22 AM, Amerigo Wang wrote:
>> Remove the obsolete sysctl syscall. It was scheduled
>> to be removed in Sept.
>
>
> I thought at least older glibc was still using it? Did anyone check
> what happens if it sees no sysctl(2)?

It will fall back reading from /proc/sys.

Andreas.

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