Re: [PATCH RFC v2 02/13] proc: add config option SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES

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Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Low] The Kconfig option `SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES` is introduced but never used in the codebase.
- [Low] Grammatical error in the Kconfig help text: 'This options adds' should be 'This option adds'.
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--- Patch [2]: [PATCH RFC v2 02/13] proc: add config option SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES ---
commit 931fa1a5261f1467829ad7b64b387a4e318eb177
Author: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mfo@igalia.com>

proc: add config option SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES

Add a config option for the 'sysctl:' module aliases feature.

> diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig
> index 24f5a36f45df8..e6591ec4bcf0a 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/Kconfig
> +++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig
> @@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ config SYSCTL
>  	  building a kernel for install/rescue disks or your system is very
>  	  limited in memory.
>  
> +config SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES
> +	bool "'sysctl:' module aliases (EXPERIMENTAL)"

[Severity: Low]
Is this config option fully implemented in this commit? The
SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES option is being introduced here, but it doesn't look
like CONFIG_SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES is referenced anywhere else in the C code,
Makefiles, or scripts.

> +	depends on SYSCTL && MODULES
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  The /proc/sys files registered by a module do not exist until the
> +	  module is loaded; meanwhile, userspace cannot find or access them.
> +
> +	  This options adds 'sysctl:*/<path>/<file>' module aliases for the

[Severity: Low]
This isn't a bug, but there is a typo in the help text: "This options adds"
should likely be "This option adds".

> +	  /proc/sys files registered by modules, so modules for nonexistent
> +	  files can be loaded with 'modprobe sysctl:/proc/sys/<path>/<file>'
> +	  by userspace when needed.

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