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Date:   Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:27:41 -0400
From:   Hamza Mahfooz <someguy@effective-light.com>
Subject: Question regarding register_sysctl_table()
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
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Hey Luis,

I recently came across [1], and was wondering why it is desirable to 
unexport
register_sysctl_table()?

1. https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelProjects/proc