Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751403AbWHRQXL (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:23:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751409AbWHRQXL (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:23:11 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:13459 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751403AbWHRQXK (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:23:10 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.6.18-rc4-mm1 + hotfix -- Many processes use the sysctl system call From: Lee Revell To: Mattia Dongili Cc: Miles Lane , LKML , "akpm@osdl.org" In-Reply-To: <20060818144626.GA8236@inferi.kami.home> References: <1155854702.8796.97.camel@mindpipe> <20060818144626.GA8236@inferi.kami.home> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:23:54 -0400 Message-Id: <1155918234.24907.35.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: 1408 Lines: 32 On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 16:46 +0200, Mattia Dongili wrote: > 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 > "fixed"? Why is sysctl being removed in the middle of a stable kernel series?!? I thought the new golden rule was "don't break userspace"? 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/