Re: [PATCH] sysctl: Deprecate sys_sysctl in a user space visible fashion.

Rob Landley <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> A lot of embedded people like to configure /proc out of the kernel for space 
> reasons.  This would make that noticeably more painful.

I had a patch for a sysctl_name(2) for this a long time ago.
If it was a serious issue that could be reintroduced.

BTW sysctl(2) only needs to be quiet for a single sysctl used
by glibc.

-Andi
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