Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030447AbWHROrO (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:47:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030449AbWHROrO (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:47:14 -0400 Received: from aa002msr.fastwebnet.it ([85.18.95.65]:38824 "EHLO aa002msr.fastwebnet.it") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030447AbWHROrN (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:47:13 -0400 Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:46:26 +0200 From: Mattia Dongili To: Lee Revell Cc: Miles Lane , LKML , "akpm@osdl.org" Subject: Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1 + hotfix -- Many processes use the sysctl system call Message-ID: <20060818144626.GA8236@inferi.kami.home> Mail-Followup-To: Lee Revell , Miles Lane , LKML , "akpm@osdl.org" References: <1155854702.8796.97.camel@mindpipe> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1155854702.8796.97.camel@mindpipe> X-Message-Flag: Cranky? Try Free Software instead! X-Operating-System: Linux 2.6.18-rc4-mm1-1 i686 X-Editor: Vim http://www.vim.org/ X-Disclaimer: Buh! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1179 Lines: 28 On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 06:45:01PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote: > 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. afaik, they are being fixed (in debian at least): http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2006/08/msg00163.html -- mattia :wq! - 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/