1 files changed, 37 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 3d08277959af..09d7429d67c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int proc_do_static_key(struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
 		size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
 /*
- * Register a set of sysctl names by calling register_sysctl_table
+ * Register a set of sysctl names by calling register_sysctl
  * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's.  An entry with 
  * NULL procname terminates the table.  table->de will be
  * set up by the registration and need not be initialised in advance.
@@ -137,7 +137,17 @@ struct ctl_table {
 	void *data;
 	int maxlen;
 	umode_t mode;
-	struct ctl_table *child;	/* Deprecated */
+	/**
+	 * enum type - Enumeration to differentiate between ctl target types
+	 * @SYSCTL_TABLE_TYPE_DEFAULT: ctl target with no special considerations
+	 * @SYSCTL_TABLE_TYPE_PERMANENTLY_EMPTY: Used to identify a permanently
+	 *                                       empty directory target to serve
+	 *                                       as mount point.
+	 */
+	enum {
+		SYSCTL_TABLE_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+		SYSCTL_TABLE_TYPE_PERMANENTLY_EMPTY
+	} type;
 	proc_handler *proc_handler;	/* Callback for text formatting */
 	struct ctl_table_poll *poll;
 	void *extra1;
@@ -149,12 +159,22 @@ struct ctl_node {
 	struct ctl_table_header *header;
 };
 
-/* struct ctl_table_header is used to maintain dynamic lists of
-   struct ctl_table trees. */
+/**
+ * struct ctl_table_header - maintains dynamic lists of struct ctl_table trees
+ * @ctl_table: pointer to the first element in ctl_table array
+ * @ctl_table_size: number of elements pointed by @ctl_table
+ * @used: The entry will never be touched when equal to 0.
+ * @count: Upped every time something is added to @inodes and downed every time
+ *         something is removed from inodes
+ * @nreg: When nreg drops to 0 the ctl_table_header will be unregistered.
+ * @rcu: Delays the freeing of the inode. Introduced with "unfuck proc_sysctl ->d_compare()"
+ *
+ */
 struct ctl_table_header {
 	union {
 		struct {
 			struct ctl_table *ctl_table;
+			int ctl_table_size;
 			int used;
 			int count;
 			int nreg;
@@ -195,21 +215,10 @@ struct ctl_path {
 	const char *procname;
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-
-#define DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(_name, _table)				\
-static struct ctl_table _name##_base_table[] = {			\
-	{								\
-		.procname	= #_name,				\
-		.mode		= 0555,					\
-		.child		= _table,				\
-	},								\
-	{ },								\
-}
-
-extern int __register_sysctl_base(struct ctl_table *base_table);
+#define register_sysctl(path, table)	\
+	register_sysctl_sz(path, table, ARRAY_SIZE(table))
 
-#define register_sysctl_base(_name) __register_sysctl_base(_name##_base_table)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 
 void proc_sys_poll_notify(struct ctl_table_poll *poll);
 
@@ -220,15 +229,16 @@ extern void retire_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *set);
 
 struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_table(
 	struct ctl_table_set *set,
-	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table);
-struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table);
-struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table * table);
+	const char *path, struct ctl_table *table, size_t table_size);
+struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_sz(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
+					    size_t table_size);
 void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table);
 
 extern int sysctl_init_bases(void);
 extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
-				 const char *table_name);
-#define register_sysctl_init(path, table) __register_sysctl_init(path, table, #table)
+				 const char *table_name, size_t table_size);
+#define register_sysctl_init(path, table)	\
+	__register_sysctl_init(path, table, #table, ARRAY_SIZE(table))
 extern struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *path);
 
 void do_sysctl_args(void);
@@ -244,24 +254,10 @@ extern int unaligned_enabled;
 extern int unaligned_dump_stack;
 extern int no_unaligned_warning;
 
-extern struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[];
+#define SYSCTL_PERM_EMPTY_DIR	(1 << 0)
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
-#define DECLARE_SYSCTL_BASE(_name, _table)
-
-static inline int __register_sysctl_base(struct ctl_table *base_table)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#define register_sysctl_base(table) __register_sysctl_base(table)
-
-static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table * table)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static inline void register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
 {
 }
@@ -271,7 +267,9 @@ static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *p
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table)
+static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_sz(const char *path,
+							  struct ctl_table *table,
+							  size_t table_size)
 {
 	return NULL;
 }