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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/10] sysctl: Remove sentinel elements from kernel
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Just a heads up: will add this to the sysctl-next tree
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sysctl/sysctl.git/log/?h=3D=
sysctl-next
so it has time to soak there for next merge window. If you are a
maintainer and are thinking of including any of these patches in your
tree, let me know and I'll remove when upstreaming

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 04:44:01PM +0100, Joel Granados via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Joel Granados <j.granados@samsung.com>
>=20
> What?
> These commits remove the sentinel element (last empty element) from the
> sysctl arrays of all the files under the "kernel/" directory that use a
> sysctl array for registration. The merging of the preparation patches
> [1] to mainline allows us to remove sentinel elements without changing
> behavior. This is safe because the sysctl registration code
> (register_sysctl() and friends) use the array size in addition to
> checking for a sentinel [2].
=2E..

Best
--=20

Joel Granados

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