Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030304AbWHQWoX (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:44:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030307AbWHQWoX (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:44:23 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:40397 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1030304AbWHQWoW (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:44:22 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1 + hotfix -- Many processes use the sysctl system call From: Lee Revell To: Miles Lane Cc: LKML , "akpm@osdl.org" In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:45:01 -0400 Message-Id: <1155854702.8796.97.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 968 Lines: 23 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. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/