sysctl: Remove the unnecessary sysctl_set parent concept.

In sysctl_net register the two networking roots in the proper order.

In register_sysctl walk the sysctl sets in the reverse order of the
sysctl roots.

Remove parent from ctl_table_set and setup_sysctl_set as it is no
longer needed.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 9d8223c..86d32a3 100644 (file)
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -995,13 +995,20 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_paths(
        header->attached_by = header->ctl_table;
        header->attached_to = root_table;
        header->parent = &root_table_header;
-       for (set = header->set; set; set = set->parent) {
+       set = header->set;
+       root = header->root;
+       for (;;) {
                struct ctl_table_header *p;
                list_for_each_entry(p, &set->list, ctl_entry) {
                        if (p->unregistering)
                                continue;
                        try_attach(p, header);
                }
+               if (root == &sysctl_table_root)
+                       break;
+               root = list_entry(root->root_list.prev,
+                                 struct ctl_table_root, root_list);
+               set = lookup_header_set(root, namespaces);
        }
        header->parent->count++;
        list_add_tail(&header->ctl_entry, &header->set->list);
@@ -1072,11 +1079,9 @@ void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * header)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_sysctl_table);
 
 void setup_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *p,
-       struct ctl_table_set *parent,
        int (*is_seen)(struct ctl_table_set *))
 {
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
-       p->parent = parent ? parent : &sysctl_table_root.default_set;
        p->is_seen = is_seen;
 }
 

diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 475ff0e..43c36ac 100644 (file)
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -1047,7 +1047,6 @@ struct ctl_table_header
 
 struct ctl_table_set {
        struct list_head list;
-       struct ctl_table_set *parent;
        int (*is_seen)(struct ctl_table_set *);
 };
 
@@ -1070,7 +1069,6 @@ struct ctl_path {
 void proc_sys_poll_notify(struct ctl_table_poll *poll);
 
 extern void setup_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *p,
-       struct ctl_table_set *parent,
        int (*is_seen)(struct ctl_table_set *));
 extern void retire_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *set);
 
@@ -1102,7 +1100,6 @@ static inline void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table)
 }
 
 static inline void setup_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *p,
-       struct ctl_table_set *parent,
        int (*is_seen)(struct ctl_table_set *))
 {
 }

diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index ffd67a6..07c6b87 100644 (file)
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ static struct ctl_table_root net_sysctl_ro_root = {
 static int __net_init sysctl_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
        setup_sysctl_set(&net->sysctls,
-                        &net_sysctl_ro_root.default_set,
                         is_seen);
        return 0;
 }
@@ -96,9 +95,9 @@ static __init int net_sysctl_init(void)
        ret = register_pernet_subsys(&sysctl_pernet_ops);
        if (ret)
                goto out;
-       register_sysctl_root(&net_sysctl_root);
-       setup_sysctl_set(&net_sysctl_ro_root.default_set, NULL, NULL);
+       setup_sysctl_set(&net_sysctl_ro_root.default_set, NULL);
        register_sysctl_root(&net_sysctl_ro_root);
+       register_sysctl_root(&net_sysctl_root);
 out:
        return ret;
 }