From: Joel Granados <j.granados@samsung.com>
To: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>,
Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@google.com>, <willy@infradead.org>,
<josh@joshtriplett.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>, <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] sysctl: Add a size argument to register functions in sysctl
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:04:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230728070456.zkzuh5caofkvvupj@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZMKPzzkVy45lSCJ7@bombadil.infradead.org>
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On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 08:39:59AM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 01:43:18PM +0200, Joel Granados wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 11:15:40AM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 04:06:20PM +0200, Joel Granados wrote:
> > > > What?
> > > > These commits set things up so we can start removing the sentinel elements.
> > >
> > > Yes but the why must explained right away.
> > My intention of putting the "what" first was to explain the chunking and
>
> It may help also just to clarify:
>
> sentinel, the extra empty struct ctl_table at the end of each
> sysctl array.
This clarification is already there: "... sentinel element (the extra
empty element in the ctl_table arrays ...".
>
> > Thx for this.
> > This is a more clear wording for the "Why". Do you mind if I copy/paste
> > it (with some changes to make it flow) into my next cover letter?
>
> I don't mind at all.
>
> Luis
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[not found] <CGME20230726140656eucas1p26cd9da21663d25b51dda75258aaa3b55@eucas1p2.samsung.com>
[not found] ` <20230726140635.2059334-1-j.granados@samsung.com>
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 05/14] sysctl: Add a size arg to __register_sysctl_table Joel Granados
2023-07-28 10:51 ` Simon Horman
2023-07-28 16:08 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 06/14] sysctl: Add size to register_sysctl Joel Granados
2023-07-26 17:58 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-27 12:22 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-27 15:42 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-28 7:41 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 08/14] sysctl: Add size to register_net_sysctl function Joel Granados
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 09/14] ax.25: Update to register_net_sysctl_sz Joel Granados
2023-07-26 18:00 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-27 12:31 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-27 15:44 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-28 7:35 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-28 18:16 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-31 7:09 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-27 15:38 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-27 15:50 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 10/14] netfilter: " Joel Granados
2023-07-26 18:01 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 11/14] networking: " Joel Granados
2023-07-26 18:05 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-27 0:33 ` David Ahern
2023-07-27 12:33 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-28 7:08 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 12/14] vrf: " Joel Granados
2023-07-26 14:06 ` [PATCH 13/14] sysctl: SIZE_MAX->ARRAY_SIZE in register_net_sysctl Joel Granados
2023-07-26 18:15 ` [PATCH 00/14] sysctl: Add a size argument to register functions in sysctl Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-27 11:43 ` Joel Granados
2023-07-27 15:39 ` Luis Chamberlain
2023-07-28 7:04 ` Joel Granados [this message]
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