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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] networking: Remove the now superfluous sentinel
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From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
To: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@amazon.com>, 
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On Mon, 2024-04-15 at 16:12 -0700, Kuniyuki Iwashima wrote:
> From: Joel Granados via B4 Relay <devnull+j.granados.samsung.com@kernel.o=
rg>
> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:48:29 +0200
> > From: Joel Granados <j.granados@samsung.com>
> >=20
> > This commit comes at the tail end of a greater effort to remove the
> > empty elements at the end of the ctl_table arrays (sentinels) which
> > will reduce the overall build time size of the kernel and run time
> > memory bloat by ~64 bytes per sentinel (further information Link :
> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZO5Yx5JFogGi%2FcBo@bombadil.infradead.org/)
> >=20
> > * Remove sentinel element from ctl_table structs.
> > * Remove extra element in ctl_table arrays declarations
> > * Remove instances where an array element is zeroed out to make it look
> >   like a sentinel. This is not longer needed and is safe after commit
> >   c899710fe7f9 ("networking: Update to register_net_sysctl_sz") added
> >   the array size to the ctl_table registration
> > * Replace the for loop stop condition that tests for procname =3D=3D NU=
LL with
> >   one that depends on array size
> > * Removed the "-1" that adjusted for having an extra empty element when
> >   looping over ctl_table arrays
> > * Removing the unprivileged user check in ipv6_route_sysctl_init is
> >   safe as it is replaced by calling ipv6_route_sysctl_table_size;
> >   introduced in commit c899710fe7f9 ("networking: Update to
> >   register_net_sysctl_sz")
> > * Replace empty array registration with the register_net_sysctl_sz call=
.
> >=20
> > Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <j.granados@samsung.com>
> > ---
> >  net/core/neighbour.c                | 5 +----
> >  net/core/sysctl_net_core.c          | 9 ++++-----
> >  net/dccp/sysctl.c                   | 2 --
> >  net/ieee802154/6lowpan/reassembly.c | 6 +-----
> >  net/ipv4/devinet.c                  | 5 ++---
> >  net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c              | 2 --
> >  net/ipv4/route.c                    | 8 ++------
> >  net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c          | 7 +++----
> >  net/ipv4/xfrm4_policy.c             | 1 -
> >  net/ipv6/addrconf.c                 | 5 +----
> >  net/ipv6/icmp.c                     | 1 -
> >  net/ipv6/reassembly.c               | 2 --
> >  net/ipv6/route.c                    | 5 -----
> >  net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c          | 4 +---
> >  net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c             | 1 -
> >  net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.c            | 8 ++------
> >  net/mpls/af_mpls.c                  | 3 +--
> >  net/mptcp/ctrl.c                    | 1 -
> >  net/netrom/sysctl_net_netrom.c      | 1 -
> >  net/phonet/sysctl.c                 | 1 -
> >  net/rds/ib_sysctl.c                 | 1 -
> >  net/rds/sysctl.c                    | 1 -
> >  net/rds/tcp.c                       | 1 -
> >  net/rose/sysctl_net_rose.c          | 1 -
> >  net/rxrpc/sysctl.c                  | 1 -
> >  net/sctp/sysctl.c                   | 6 +-----
> >  net/smc/smc_sysctl.c                | 1 -
> >  net/sunrpc/sysctl.c                 | 1 -
> >  net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma.c      | 1 -
> >  net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c     | 1 -
> >  net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c               | 1 -
> >  net/tipc/sysctl.c                   | 1 -
> >  net/unix/sysctl_net_unix.c          | 1 -
> >  net/x25/sysctl_net_x25.c            | 1 -
> >  net/xfrm/xfrm_sysctl.c              | 5 +----
> >  35 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-)
>=20
> You may want to split patch based on subsystem or the type of changes
> to make review easier.

I agree with Kuniyuki. I think the x25 chunks can me moved in the last
patch, and at least sunrpc and rds could go in separate patches,
possibly even xfrm and smc.

Thanks,

Paolo