Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751052AbXAPTPz (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:15:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751127AbXAPTPz (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:15:55 -0500 Received: from terminus.zytor.com ([192.83.249.54]:39238 "EHLO terminus.zytor.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751051AbXAPTPy (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:15:54 -0500 Message-ID: <45AD2439.6000406@zytor.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:15:05 -0800 From: "H. Peter Anvin" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070102) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Eric W. Biederman" CC: Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linux Containers , Tony Luck , netdev@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/59] Cleanup sysctl References: <45AD02FF.605@zytor.com> <45AD1AD7.7030804@zytor.com> <45AD2042.9090701@zytor.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 729 Lines: 20 Eric W. Biederman wrote: >> >> Agreed. *Furthermore*, if the number isn't in it shouldn't >> exist anywhere else, either. > > That would be a good habit. Feel free to send the patches to ensure that > is so. > > I'm a practical fix it when it is in my way kind of guy ;) That's fine. However, I am wondering if there are things in which really doesn't need architectural numbers, i.e. which should be removed from the binary interface. -hpa - 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/