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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/sysctl.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/sysctl.h | 17 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h index 82c32b89932d..7c4aabc04673 100644 --- a/include/linux/sysctl.h +++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h @@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies; /* * Register a set of sysctl names by calling register_sysctl_table - * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's. An entry with zero - * ctl_name and NULL procname terminates the table. table->de will be + * 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. * * sysctl names can be mirrored automatically under /proc/sys. The @@ -1019,24 +1019,11 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies; * under /proc; non-leaf nodes will be represented by directories. A * null procname disables /proc mirroring at this node. * - * sysctl entries with a zero ctl_name will not be available through - * the binary sysctl interface. - * * sysctl(2) can automatically manage read and write requests through * the sysctl table. The data and maxlen fields of the ctl_table * struct enable minimal validation of the values being written to be * performed, and the mode field allows minimal authentication. * - * More sophisticated management can be enabled by the provision of a - * strategy routine with the table entry. This will be called before - * any automatic read or write of the data is performed. - * - * The strategy routine may return: - * <0: Error occurred (error is passed to user process) - * 0: OK - proceed with automatic read or write. - * >0: OK - read or write has been done by the strategy routine, so - * return immediately. - * * There must be a proc_handler routine for any terminal nodes * mirrored under /proc/sys (non-terminals are handled by a built-in * directory handler). Several default handlers are available to |