27 files changed, 350 insertions, 322 deletions
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 5cdb3519e08e..904c82af0501 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -19081,9 +19081,10 @@ S:	Maintained
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sysctl/sysctl.git sysctl-next
 F:	fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
 F:	include/linux/sysctl.h
-F:	kernel/sysctl-test.c
-F:	kernel/sysctl.c
-F:	tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/
+F:	kernel/sysctl*
+F:	tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/*
+F:	lib/test_sysctl.c
+F:	scripts/check-sysctl-docs
 
 PS3 NETWORK SUPPORT
 M:	Geoff Levand <geoff@infradead.org>
diff --git a/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c b/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c
index e5b8b4b2109a..aee904833dec 100644
--- a/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c
+++ b/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ bad_area:
 	force_sig_fault(SIGBUS, BUS_ADRALN, (void __user *)addr);
 }
 
-static struct ctl_table alignment_tbl[5] = {
+static const struct ctl_table alignment_tbl[] = {
 	{
 		.procname = "kernel_enable",
 		.data = &align_kern_enable,
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
index add35c51e017..1563dcc55fd3 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
 /*
@@ -30,6 +31,18 @@ static int __init vdso_setup(char *s)
 }
 __setup("vdso=", vdso_setup);
 
+static const struct ctl_table vdso_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "vdso_enabled",
+		.data		= &vdso_enabled,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(vdso_enabled),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+	},
+};
+
 /*
  * These symbols are defined by vsyscall.o to mark the bounds
  * of the ELF DSO images included therein.
@@ -58,6 +71,14 @@ int __init vsyscall_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __init vm_sysctl_init(void)
+{
+       register_sysctl_init("vm", vdso_table);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+fs_initcall(vm_sysctl_init);
+
 /* Setup a VMA at program startup for the vsyscall page */
 int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int uses_interp)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
index f6d2d8aba643..8894013eea1d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
@@ -51,15 +51,17 @@ __setup("vdso32=", vdso32_setup);
 __setup_param("vdso=", vdso_setup, vdso32_setup, 0);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-/* Register vsyscall32 into the ABI table */
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 
-static const struct ctl_table abi_table2[] = {
+static const struct ctl_table vdso_table[] = {
 	{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 		.procname	= "vsyscall32",
+#else
+		.procname	= "vdso_enabled",
+#endif
 		.data		= &vdso32_enabled,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
@@ -71,10 +73,14 @@ static const struct ctl_table abi_table2[] = {
 
 static __init int ia32_binfmt_init(void)
 {
-	register_sysctl("abi", abi_table2);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	/* Register vsyscall32 into the ABI table */
+	register_sysctl("abi", vdso_table);
+#else
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", vdso_table);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 __initcall(ia32_binfmt_init);
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
-#endif	/* CONFIG_X86_64 */
diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index d6a92cd6018e..c33c177a701b 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,9 @@ static const struct ctl_table coredump_sysctls[] = {
 		.data		= &core_pipe_limit,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_INT_MAX,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname       = "core_file_note_size_limit",
diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 623947d6a676..bd5aa136153a 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -73,8 +73,13 @@
  * If no ancestor relationship:
  * arbitrary, since it's serialized on rename_lock
  */
-int sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure __read_mostly = 100;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure);
+static int sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure __read_mostly = 100;
+
+unsigned long vfs_pressure_ratio(unsigned long val)
+{
+	return mult_frac(val, sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure, 100);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_pressure_ratio);
 
 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SEQLOCK(rename_lock);
 
@@ -211,8 +216,20 @@ static const struct ctl_table fs_dcache_sysctls[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static const struct ctl_table vm_dcache_sysctls[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "vfs_cache_pressure",
+		.data		= &sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+	},
+};
+
 static int __init init_fs_dcache_sysctls(void)
 {
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", vm_dcache_sysctls);
 	register_sysctl_init("fs", fs_dcache_sysctls);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/drop_caches.c b/fs/drop_caches.c
index d45ef541d848..019a8b4eaaf9 100644
--- a/fs/drop_caches.c
+++ b/fs/drop_caches.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 
 /* A global variable is a bit ugly, but it keeps the code simple */
-int sysctl_drop_caches;
+static int sysctl_drop_caches;
 
 static void drop_pagecache_sb(struct super_block *sb, void *unused)
 {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void drop_pagecache_sb(struct super_block *sb, void *unused)
 	iput(toput_inode);
 }
 
-int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+static int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		void *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -77,3 +77,22 @@ int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static const struct ctl_table drop_caches_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "drop_caches",
+		.data		= &sysctl_drop_caches,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0200,
+		.proc_handler	= drop_caches_sysctl_handler,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_FOUR,
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init init_vm_drop_caches_sysctls(void)
+{
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", drop_caches_table);
+	return 0;
+}
+fs_initcall(init_vm_drop_caches_sysctls);
diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 3cd99e2dc6ac..cc57367fb641 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct wb_writeback_work {
  * timestamps written to disk after 12 hours, but in the worst case a
  * few inodes might not their timestamps updated for 24 hours.
  */
-unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval = 12 * 60 * 60;
+static unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval = 12 * 60 * 60;
 
 static inline struct inode *wb_inode(struct list_head *head)
 {
@@ -2435,14 +2435,7 @@ static void wakeup_dirtytime_writeback(struct work_struct *w)
 	schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
 }
 
-static int __init start_dirtytime_writeback(void)
-{
-	schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
-	return 0;
-}
-__initcall(start_dirtytime_writeback);
-
-int dirtytime_interval_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+static int dirtytime_interval_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			       void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -2453,6 +2446,25 @@ int dirtytime_interval_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct ctl_table vm_fs_writeback_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "dirtytime_expire_seconds",
+		.data		= &dirtytime_expire_interval,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(dirtytime_expire_interval),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= dirtytime_interval_handler,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init start_dirtytime_writeback(void)
+{
+	schedule_delayed_work(&dirtytime_work, dirtytime_expire_interval * HZ);
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", vm_fs_writeback_table);
+	return 0;
+}
+__initcall(start_dirtytime_writeback);
+
 /**
  * __mark_inode_dirty -	internal function to mark an inode dirty
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 45bff10d3773..8d1395f945bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -519,12 +519,7 @@ static inline int simple_positive(const struct dentry *dentry)
 	return d_really_is_positive(dentry) && !d_unhashed(dentry);
 }
 
-extern int sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure;
-
-static inline unsigned long vfs_pressure_ratio(unsigned long val)
-{
-	return mult_frac(val, sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure, 100);
-}
+unsigned long vfs_pressure_ratio(unsigned long val);
 
 /**
  * d_inode - Get the actual inode of this dentry
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 2edb8d14d165..386c9a78cf9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct user_struct;
 struct pt_regs;
 struct folio_batch;
 
-extern int sysctl_page_lock_unfairness;
-
 void mm_core_init(void);
 void init_mm_internals(void);
 
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ static inline void totalram_pages_add(long count)
 }
 
 extern void * high_memory;
-extern int page_cluster;
-extern const int page_cluster_max;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 extern int sysctl_legacy_va_layout;
@@ -209,17 +205,6 @@ extern int sysctl_max_map_count;
 extern unsigned long sysctl_user_reserve_kbytes;
 extern unsigned long sysctl_admin_reserve_kbytes;
 
-extern int sysctl_overcommit_memory;
-extern int sysctl_overcommit_ratio;
-extern unsigned long sysctl_overcommit_kbytes;
-
-int overcommit_ratio_handler(const struct ctl_table *, int, void *, size_t *,
-		loff_t *);
-int overcommit_kbytes_handler(const struct ctl_table *, int, void *, size_t *,
-		loff_t *);
-int overcommit_policy_handler(const struct ctl_table *, int, void *, size_t *,
-		loff_t *);
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPARSEMEM) && !defined(CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP)
 #define nth_page(page,n) pfn_to_page(page_to_pfn((page)) + (n))
 #define folio_page_idx(folio, p)	(page_to_pfn(p) - folio_pfn(folio))
@@ -3809,12 +3794,6 @@ static inline int in_gate_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 
 extern bool process_shares_mm(struct task_struct *p, struct mm_struct *mm);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-extern int sysctl_drop_caches;
-int drop_caches_sysctl_handler(const struct ctl_table *, int, void *, size_t *,
-		loff_t *);
-#endif
-
 void drop_slab(void);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
@@ -4086,8 +4065,6 @@ unsigned long wp_shared_mapping_range(struct address_space *mapping,
 				      pgoff_t first_index, pgoff_t nr);
 #endif
 
-extern int sysctl_nr_trim_pages;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ANON_VMA_NAME
 int madvise_set_anon_name(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
 			  unsigned long len_in,
diff --git a/include/linux/mman.h b/include/linux/mman.h
index a842783ffa62..bce214fece16 100644
--- a/include/linux/mman.h
+++ b/include/linux/mman.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 		| MAP_HUGE_1GB)
 
 extern int sysctl_overcommit_memory;
-extern int sysctl_overcommit_ratio;
-extern unsigned long sysctl_overcommit_kbytes;
 extern struct percpu_counter vm_committed_as;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index b13b72645db3..a98c757400fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -433,19 +433,10 @@ extern int vm_swappiness;
 long remove_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, struct folio *folio);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-extern int node_reclaim_mode;
 extern int sysctl_min_unmapped_ratio;
 extern int sysctl_min_slab_ratio;
-#else
-#define node_reclaim_mode 0
 #endif
 
-static inline bool node_reclaim_enabled(void)
-{
-	/* Is any node_reclaim_mode bit set? */
-	return node_reclaim_mode & (RECLAIM_ZONE|RECLAIM_WRITE|RECLAIM_UNMAP);
-}
-
 void check_move_unevictable_folios(struct folio_batch *fbatch);
 
 extern void __meminit kswapd_run(int nid);
diff --git a/include/linux/vmstat.h b/include/linux/vmstat.h
index 9f3a04345b86..4751e3ecc467 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmstat.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmstat.h
@@ -10,15 +10,8 @@
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
 #include <linux/mmdebug.h>
 
-extern int sysctl_stat_interval;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-#define ENABLE_NUMA_STAT   1
-#define DISABLE_NUMA_STAT   0
-extern int sysctl_vm_numa_stat;
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(vm_numa_stat_key);
-int sysctl_vm_numa_stat_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-		void *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos);
 #endif
 
 struct reclaim_stat {
@@ -304,10 +297,6 @@ void quiet_vmstat(void);
 void cpu_vm_stats_fold(int cpu);
 void refresh_zone_stat_thresholds(void);
 
-struct ctl_table;
-int vmstat_refresh(const struct ctl_table *, int write, void *buffer, size_t *lenp,
-		loff_t *ppos);
-
 void drain_zonestat(struct zone *zone, struct per_cpu_zonestat *);
 
 int calculate_pressure_threshold(struct zone *zone);
diff --git a/include/linux/writeback.h b/include/linux/writeback.h
index d11b903c2edb..caf4f0b12235 100644
--- a/include/linux/writeback.h
+++ b/include/linux/writeback.h
@@ -327,12 +327,8 @@ extern struct wb_domain global_wb_domain;
 /* These are exported to sysctl. */
 extern unsigned int dirty_writeback_interval;
 extern unsigned int dirty_expire_interval;
-extern unsigned int dirtytime_expire_interval;
 extern int laptop_mode;
 
-int dirtytime_interval_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
-		void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
-
 void global_dirty_limits(unsigned long *pbackground, unsigned long *pdirty);
 unsigned long wb_calc_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long thresh);
 unsigned long cgwb_calc_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb);
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 4ebe6136b08d..88b83fb504c8 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/swap.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
 #include <linux/signal.h>
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
-#include <linux/kmemleak.h>
 #include <linux/filter.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -42,25 +38,20 @@
 #include <linux/highuid.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
-#include <linux/hugetlb.h>
 #include <linux/initrd.h>
 #include <linux/key.h>
 #include <linux/times.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
-#include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
-#include <linux/vmstat.h>
 #include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
-#include <linux/oom.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/capability.h>
 #include <linux/binfmts.h>
 #include <linux/sched/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
-#include <linux/userfaultfd_k.h>
 #include <linux/pid.h>
 
 #include "../lib/kstrtox.h"
@@ -122,12 +113,6 @@ enum sysctl_writes_mode {
 
 static enum sysctl_writes_mode sysctl_writes_strict = SYSCTL_WRITES_STRICT;
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */
-
-#if defined(HAVE_ARCH_PICK_MMAP_LAYOUT) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_DEFAULT_TOPDOWN_MMAP_LAYOUT)
-int sysctl_legacy_va_layout;
-#endif
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 /*
@@ -1901,215 +1886,9 @@ static const struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static const struct ctl_table vm_table[] = {
-	{
-		.procname	= "overcommit_memory",
-		.data		= &sysctl_overcommit_memory,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_overcommit_memory),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= overcommit_policy_handler,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "overcommit_ratio",
-		.data		= &sysctl_overcommit_ratio,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_overcommit_ratio),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= overcommit_ratio_handler,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "overcommit_kbytes",
-		.data		= &sysctl_overcommit_kbytes,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_overcommit_kbytes),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= overcommit_kbytes_handler,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "page-cluster",
-		.data		= &page_cluster,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= (void *)&page_cluster_max,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "dirtytime_expire_seconds",
-		.data		= &dirtytime_expire_interval,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(dirtytime_expire_interval),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= dirtytime_interval_handler,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "swappiness",
-		.data		= &vm_swappiness,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(vm_swappiness),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO_HUNDRED,
-	},
-#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-	{
-		.procname	= "numa_stat",
-		.data		= &sysctl_vm_numa_stat,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= sysctl_vm_numa_stat_handler,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
-	},
-#endif
-	{
-		.procname	= "drop_caches",
-		.data		= &sysctl_drop_caches,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0200,
-		.proc_handler	= drop_caches_sysctl_handler,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ONE,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_FOUR,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "page_lock_unfairness",
-		.data		= &sysctl_page_lock_unfairness,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_page_lock_unfairness),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-	{
-		.procname	= "max_map_count",
-		.data		= &sysctl_max_map_count,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_max_map_count),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-#else
-	{
-		.procname	= "nr_trim_pages",
-		.data		= &sysctl_nr_trim_pages,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_nr_trim_pages),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-#endif
-	{
-		.procname	= "vfs_cache_pressure",
-		.data		= &sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-#if defined(HAVE_ARCH_PICK_MMAP_LAYOUT) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_DEFAULT_TOPDOWN_MMAP_LAYOUT)
-	{
-		.procname	= "legacy_va_layout",
-		.data		= &sysctl_legacy_va_layout,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_legacy_va_layout),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-	{
-		.procname	= "zone_reclaim_mode",
-		.data		= &node_reclaim_mode,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(node_reclaim_mode),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	{
-		.procname	= "stat_interval",
-		.data		= &sysctl_stat_interval,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_stat_interval),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_jiffies,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "stat_refresh",
-		.data		= NULL,
-		.maxlen		= 0,
-		.mode		= 0600,
-		.proc_handler	= vmstat_refresh,
-	},
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
-	{
-		.procname	= "mmap_min_addr",
-		.data		= &dac_mmap_min_addr,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned long),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= mmap_min_addr_handler,
-	},
-#endif
-#if (defined(CONFIG_X86_32) && !defined(CONFIG_UML))|| \
-   (defined(CONFIG_SUPERH) && defined(CONFIG_VSYSCALL))
-	{
-		.procname	= "vdso_enabled",
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-		.data		= &vdso32_enabled,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(vdso32_enabled),
-#else
-		.data		= &vdso_enabled,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(vdso_enabled),
-#endif
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-	},
-#endif
-	{
-		.procname	= "user_reserve_kbytes",
-		.data		= &sysctl_user_reserve_kbytes,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_user_reserve_kbytes),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
-	},
-	{
-		.procname	= "admin_reserve_kbytes",
-		.data		= &sysctl_admin_reserve_kbytes,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_admin_reserve_kbytes),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
-	},
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS
-	{
-		.procname	= "mmap_rnd_bits",
-		.data		= &mmap_rnd_bits,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(mmap_rnd_bits),
-		.mode		= 0600,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= (void *)&mmap_rnd_bits_min,
-		.extra2		= (void *)&mmap_rnd_bits_max,
-	},
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_MMAP_RND_COMPAT_BITS
-	{
-		.procname	= "mmap_rnd_compat_bits",
-		.data		= &mmap_rnd_compat_bits,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(mmap_rnd_compat_bits),
-		.mode		= 0600,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= (void *)&mmap_rnd_compat_bits_min,
-		.extra2		= (void *)&mmap_rnd_compat_bits_max,
-	},
-#endif
-};
-
 int __init sysctl_init_bases(void)
 {
 	register_sysctl_init("kernel", kern_table);
-	register_sysctl_init("vm", vm_table);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index e9404290f2c6..27dbfc1193b4 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <linux/splice.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate_wait.h>
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -1077,6 +1078,19 @@ static wait_queue_head_t *folio_waitqueue(struct folio *folio)
 	return &folio_wait_table[hash_ptr(folio, PAGE_WAIT_TABLE_BITS)];
 }
 
+/* How many times do we accept lock stealing from under a waiter? */
+static int sysctl_page_lock_unfairness = 5;
+static const struct ctl_table filemap_sysctl_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "page_lock_unfairness",
+		.data		= &sysctl_page_lock_unfairness,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_page_lock_unfairness),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+	}
+};
+
 void __init pagecache_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1085,6 +1099,7 @@ void __init pagecache_init(void)
 		init_waitqueue_head(&folio_wait_table[i]);
 
 	page_writeback_init();
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", filemap_sysctl_table);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1232,9 +1247,6 @@ static inline bool folio_trylock_flag(struct folio *folio, int bit_nr,
 	return true;
 }
 
-/* How many times do we accept lock stealing from under a waiter? */
-int sysctl_page_lock_unfairness = 5;
-
 static inline int folio_wait_bit_common(struct folio *folio, int bit_nr,
 		int state, enum behavior behavior)
 {
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 20b3535935a3..7eb27ab83ed7 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -1097,9 +1097,13 @@ static inline void mminit_verify_zonelist(void)
 #define NODE_RECLAIM_SUCCESS	1
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+extern int node_reclaim_mode;
+
 extern int node_reclaim(struct pglist_data *, gfp_t, unsigned int);
 extern int find_next_best_node(int node, nodemask_t *used_node_mask);
 #else
+#define node_reclaim_mode 0
+
 static inline int node_reclaim(struct pglist_data *pgdat, gfp_t mask,
 				unsigned int order)
 {
@@ -1111,6 +1115,12 @@ static inline int find_next_best_node(int node, nodemask_t *used_node_mask)
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline bool node_reclaim_enabled(void)
+{
+	/* Is any node_reclaim_mode bit set? */
+	return node_reclaim_mode & (RECLAIM_ZONE|RECLAIM_WRITE|RECLAIM_UNMAP);
+}
+
 /*
  * mm/memory-failure.c
  */
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index cda01071c7b1..d6bbe435bd99 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1543,6 +1543,57 @@ struct vm_area_struct *_install_special_mapping(
 					&special_mapping_vmops);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+#if defined(HAVE_ARCH_PICK_MMAP_LAYOUT) || \
+		defined(CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_DEFAULT_TOPDOWN_MMAP_LAYOUT)
+int sysctl_legacy_va_layout;
+#endif
+
+static const struct ctl_table mmap_table[] = {
+		{
+				.procname       = "max_map_count",
+				.data           = &sysctl_max_map_count,
+				.maxlen         = sizeof(sysctl_max_map_count),
+				.mode           = 0644,
+				.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+				.extra1         = SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		},
+#if defined(HAVE_ARCH_PICK_MMAP_LAYOUT) || \
+		defined(CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_DEFAULT_TOPDOWN_MMAP_LAYOUT)
+		{
+				.procname       = "legacy_va_layout",
+				.data           = &sysctl_legacy_va_layout,
+				.maxlen         = sizeof(sysctl_legacy_va_layout),
+				.mode           = 0644,
+				.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+				.extra1         = SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		},
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS
+		{
+				.procname       = "mmap_rnd_bits",
+				.data           = &mmap_rnd_bits,
+				.maxlen         = sizeof(mmap_rnd_bits),
+				.mode           = 0600,
+				.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+				.extra1         = (void *)&mmap_rnd_bits_min,
+				.extra2         = (void *)&mmap_rnd_bits_max,
+		},
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_MMAP_RND_COMPAT_BITS
+		{
+				.procname       = "mmap_rnd_compat_bits",
+				.data           = &mmap_rnd_compat_bits,
+				.maxlen         = sizeof(mmap_rnd_compat_bits),
+				.mode           = 0600,
+				.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+				.extra1         = (void *)&mmap_rnd_compat_bits_min,
+				.extra2         = (void *)&mmap_rnd_compat_bits_max,
+		},
+#endif
+};
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
+
 /*
  * initialise the percpu counter for VM
  */
@@ -1552,6 +1603,9 @@ void __init mmap_init(void)
 
 	ret = percpu_counter_init(&vm_committed_as, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	VM_BUG_ON(ret);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", mmap_table);
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 9cb6e99215e2..acc18ce611ed 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct page *mem_map;
 unsigned long max_mapnr;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(max_mapnr);
 unsigned long highest_memmap_pfn;
-int sysctl_nr_trim_pages = CONFIG_NOMMU_INITIAL_TRIM_EXCESS;
 int heap_stack_gap = 0;
 
 atomic_long_t mmap_pages_allocated;
@@ -392,6 +391,19 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(brk, unsigned long, brk)
 	return mm->brk = brk;
 }
 
+static int sysctl_nr_trim_pages = CONFIG_NOMMU_INITIAL_TRIM_EXCESS;
+
+static const struct ctl_table nommu_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "nr_trim_pages",
+		.data		= &sysctl_nr_trim_pages,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_nr_trim_pages),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+	},
+};
+
 /*
  * initialise the percpu counter for VM and region record slabs
  */
@@ -402,6 +414,7 @@ void __init mmap_init(void)
 	ret = percpu_counter_init(&vm_committed_as, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	VM_BUG_ON(ret);
 	vm_region_jar = KMEM_CACHE(vm_region, SLAB_PANIC|SLAB_ACCOUNT);
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", nommu_table);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index fc8281ef4241..b81cce146eb2 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 /* How many pages do we try to swap or page in/out together? As a power of 2 */
 int page_cluster;
-const int page_cluster_max = 31;
+static const int page_cluster_max = 31;
 
 struct cpu_fbatches {
 	/*
@@ -1076,6 +1076,18 @@ void folio_batch_remove_exceptionals(struct folio_batch *fbatch)
 	fbatch->nr = j;
 }
 
+static const struct ctl_table swap_sysctl_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "page-cluster",
+		.data		= &page_cluster,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= (void *)&page_cluster_max,
+	}
+};
+
 /*
  * Perform any setup for the swap system
  */
@@ -1092,4 +1104,6 @@ void __init swap_setup(void)
 	 * Right now other parts of the system means that we
 	 * _really_ don't want to cluster much more
 	 */
+
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", swap_sysctl_table);
 }
diff --git a/mm/swap.h b/mm/swap.h
index ad2f121de970..274dcc6219a0 100644
--- a/mm/swap.h
+++ b/mm/swap.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define _MM_SWAP_H
 
 struct mempolicy;
+extern int page_cluster;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
 #include <linux/swapops.h> /* for swp_offset */
diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c
index e7d81371032b..448117da071f 100644
--- a/mm/util.c
+++ b/mm/util.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/swapops.h>
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
 #include <linux/mman.h>
 #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
@@ -747,14 +748,16 @@ int folio_mc_copy(struct folio *dst, struct folio *src)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(folio_mc_copy);
 
 int sysctl_overcommit_memory __read_mostly = OVERCOMMIT_GUESS;
-int sysctl_overcommit_ratio __read_mostly = 50;
-unsigned long sysctl_overcommit_kbytes __read_mostly;
+static int sysctl_overcommit_ratio __read_mostly = 50;
+static unsigned long sysctl_overcommit_kbytes __read_mostly;
 int sysctl_max_map_count __read_mostly = DEFAULT_MAX_MAP_COUNT;
 unsigned long sysctl_user_reserve_kbytes __read_mostly = 1UL << 17; /* 128MB */
 unsigned long sysctl_admin_reserve_kbytes __read_mostly = 1UL << 13; /* 8MB */
 
-int overcommit_ratio_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
-		size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+
+static int overcommit_ratio_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+				void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -769,8 +772,8 @@ static void sync_overcommit_as(struct work_struct *dummy)
 	percpu_counter_sync(&vm_committed_as);
 }
 
-int overcommit_policy_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
-		size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+static int overcommit_policy_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+				void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct ctl_table t;
 	int new_policy = -1;
@@ -805,8 +808,8 @@ int overcommit_policy_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *bu
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int overcommit_kbytes_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
-		size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+static int overcommit_kbytes_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+				void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -816,6 +819,54 @@ int overcommit_kbytes_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *bu
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct ctl_table util_sysctl_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "overcommit_memory",
+		.data		= &sysctl_overcommit_memory,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_overcommit_memory),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= overcommit_policy_handler,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "overcommit_ratio",
+		.data		= &sysctl_overcommit_ratio,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_overcommit_ratio),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= overcommit_ratio_handler,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "overcommit_kbytes",
+		.data		= &sysctl_overcommit_kbytes,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_overcommit_kbytes),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= overcommit_kbytes_handler,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "user_reserve_kbytes",
+		.data		= &sysctl_user_reserve_kbytes,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_user_reserve_kbytes),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "admin_reserve_kbytes",
+		.data		= &sysctl_admin_reserve_kbytes,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_admin_reserve_kbytes),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_doulongvec_minmax,
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init init_vm_util_sysctls(void)
+{
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", util_sysctl_table);
+	return 0;
+}
+subsys_initcall(init_vm_util_sysctls);
+#endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
+
 /*
  * Committed memory limit enforced when OVERCOMMIT_NEVER policy is used
  */
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index c767d71c43d7..eb228a8cd769 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -7404,6 +7404,28 @@ void __meminit kswapd_stop(int nid)
 	pgdat_kswapd_unlock(pgdat);
 }
 
+static const struct ctl_table vmscan_sysctl_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "swappiness",
+		.data		= &vm_swappiness,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(vm_swappiness),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_TWO_HUNDRED,
+	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+	{
+		.procname	= "zone_reclaim_mode",
+		.data		= &node_reclaim_mode,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(node_reclaim_mode),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+	}
+#endif
+};
+
 static int __init kswapd_init(void)
 {
 	int nid;
@@ -7411,6 +7433,7 @@ static int __init kswapd_init(void)
 	swap_setup();
 	for_each_node_state(nid, N_MEMORY)
  		kswapd_run(nid);
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", vmscan_sysctl_table);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 88998725f1c5..651318765ebf 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-int sysctl_vm_numa_stat = ENABLE_NUMA_STAT;
+#define ENABLE_NUMA_STAT 1
+static int sysctl_vm_numa_stat = ENABLE_NUMA_STAT;
 
 /* zero numa counters within a zone */
 static void zero_zone_numa_counters(struct zone *zone)
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ static void invalid_numa_statistics(void)
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(vm_numa_stat_lock);
 
-int sysctl_vm_numa_stat_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+static int sysctl_vm_numa_stat_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		void *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	int ret, oldval;
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct vm_event_state, vm_event_states) = {{0}};
@@ -1940,7 +1943,7 @@ static const struct seq_operations vmstat_op = {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct delayed_work, vmstat_work);
-int sysctl_stat_interval __read_mostly = HZ;
+static int sysctl_stat_interval __read_mostly = HZ;
 static int vmstat_late_init_done;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
@@ -1949,7 +1952,7 @@ static void refresh_vm_stats(struct work_struct *work)
 	refresh_cpu_vm_stats(true);
 }
 
-int vmstat_refresh(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+static int vmstat_refresh(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		   void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	long val;
@@ -2198,6 +2201,38 @@ static int __init vmstat_late_init(void)
 late_initcall(vmstat_late_init);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
+static const struct ctl_table vmstat_table[] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	{
+		.procname	= "stat_interval",
+		.data		= &sysctl_stat_interval,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(sysctl_stat_interval),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_jiffies,
+	},
+	{
+		.procname	= "stat_refresh",
+		.data		= NULL,
+		.maxlen		= 0,
+		.mode		= 0600,
+		.proc_handler	= vmstat_refresh,
+	},
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+	{
+		.procname	= "numa_stat",
+		.data		= &sysctl_vm_numa_stat,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= sysctl_vm_numa_stat_handler,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+	},
+#endif
+};
+#endif
+
 struct workqueue_struct *mm_percpu_wq;
 
 void __init init_mm_internals(void)
@@ -2229,6 +2264,7 @@ void __init init_mm_internals(void)
 	proc_create_seq("pagetypeinfo", 0400, NULL, &pagetypeinfo_op);
 	proc_create_seq("vmstat", 0444, NULL, &vmstat_op);
 	proc_create_seq("zoneinfo", 0444, NULL, &zoneinfo_op);
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", vmstat_table);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth.c b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
index 04534ea537c8..5a827afd8e3b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static unsigned long
 rpcauth_cache_shrink_count(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 
 {
-	return number_cred_unused * sysctl_vfs_cache_pressure / 100;
+	return number_cred_unused;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/security/min_addr.c b/security/min_addr.c
index 0ce267c041ab..df1bc643d886 100644
--- a/security/min_addr.c
+++ b/security/min_addr.c
@@ -44,8 +44,19 @@ int mmap_min_addr_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct ctl_table min_addr_sysctl_table[] = {
+	{
+		.procname	= "mmap_min_addr",
+		.data		= &dac_mmap_min_addr,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned long),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= mmap_min_addr_handler,
+	},
+};
+
 static int __init init_mmap_min_addr(void)
 {
+	register_sysctl_init("vm", min_addr_sysctl_table);
 	update_mmap_min_addr();
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh
index 84472b436c07..db1616857d89 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/sysctl.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TEST_FILE=$(mktemp)
 # ENABLED: 1 if enabled, 0 otherwise
 # TARGET: test target file required on the test_sysctl module
 # SKIP_NO_TARGET: 1 skip if TARGET not there
-#                 0 run eventhough TARGET not there
+#                 0 run even though TARGET not there
 #
 # Once these are enabled please leave them as-is. Write your own test,
 # we have tons of space.
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ sysctl_test_0007()
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -f /proc/cmdline ]; then
-		echo -e "SKIPPING\nThere is no /proc/cmdline to check for paramter"
+		echo -e "SKIPPING\nThere is no /proc/cmdline to check for parameter"
 		return $ksft_skip
 	fi
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ list_tests()
 	echo
 	echo "TEST_ID x NUM_TEST"
 	echo "TEST_ID:   Test ID"
-	echo "NUM_TESTS: Number of recommended times to run the test"
+	echo "NUM_TESTS: Recommended number of times to run the test"
 	echo
 	echo "0001 x $(get_test_count 0001) - tests proc_dointvec_minmax()"
 	echo "0002 x $(get_test_count 0002) - tests proc_dostring()"
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ usage()
 	echo "Valid tests: 0001-$MAX_TEST"
 	echo ""
 	echo "    all     Runs all tests (default)"
-	echo "    -t      Run test ID the number amount of times is recommended"
+	echo "    -t      Run test ID the recommended number of times"
 	echo "    -w      Watch test ID run until it runs into an error"
 	echo "    -c      Run test ID once"
 	echo "    -s      Run test ID x test-count number of times"
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ usage()
 	echo Example uses:
 	echo
 	echo "$TEST_NAME.sh            -- executes all tests"
-	echo "$TEST_NAME.sh -t 0002    -- Executes test ID 0002 number of times is recomended"
+	echo "$TEST_NAME.sh -t 0002    -- Executes test ID 0002 the recommended number of times"
 	echo "$TEST_NAME.sh -w 0002    -- Watch test ID 0002 run until an error occurs"
 	echo "$TEST_NAME.sh -s 0002    -- Run test ID 0002 once"
 	echo "$TEST_NAME.sh -c 0002 3  -- Run test ID 0002 three times"