Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1 + hotfix -- Many processes use the sysctl system call

[Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>]

On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 16:46 +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:45:01PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 15:41 -0700, Miles Lane wrote:
> > > My installation of Ubuntu is having trouble with my kernel build
> > > because I disabled support for sysctl:
> > > 
> > > warning: process `ls' used the removed sysctl system call
> > > warning: process `touch' used the removed sysctl system call
> > > warning: process `touch' used the removed sysctl system call
> > > warning: process `evms_activate' used the removed sysctl system call
> > > warning: process `alsactl' used the removed sysctl system call
> > > 
> > > I am curious whether the use of sysctl indicates a problem in these
> > > processes.  What is the benefit of offering disabling sysctl support?
> > 
> > To make the kernel smaller for people who don't need sysctl.
> > Apparently, you need it.
> 
> afaik, they are being fixed (in debian at least):
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2006/08/msg00163.html
> 

"fixed"?  Why is sysctl being removed in the middle of a stable kernel
series?!?  I thought the new golden rule was "don't break userspace"?

Lee

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