linux/fs
Eric W. Biederman 77b14db502 [PATCH] sysctl: reimplement the sysctl proc support
With this change the sysctl inodes can be cached and nothing needs to be done
when removing a sysctl table.

For a cost of 2K code we will save about 4K of static tables (when we remove
de from ctl_table) and 70K in proc_dir_entries that we will not allocate, or
about half that on a 32bit arch.

The speed feels about the same, even though we can now cache the sysctl
dentries :(

We get the core advantage that we don't need to have a 1 to 1 mapping between
ctl table entries and proc files.  Making it possible to have /proc/sys vary
depending on the namespace you are in.  The currently merged namespaces don't
have an issue here but the network namespace under /proc/sys/net needs to have
different directories depending on which network adapters are visible.  By
simply being a cache different directories being visible depending on who you
are is trivial to implement.

[akpm@osdl.org: fix uninitialised var]
[akpm@osdl.org: fix ARM build]
[bunk@stusta.de: make things static]
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2007-02-14 08:10:00 -08:00
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9p [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
adfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
affs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
afs [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
autofs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
autofs4 [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
befs [PATCH] mark struct inode_operations const 1 2007-02-12 09:48:46 -08:00
bfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
cifs Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6 2007-02-13 21:15:42 -08:00
coda [PATCH] sysctl: remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl 2007-02-14 08:09:59 -08:00
configfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
cramfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
debugfs [PATCH] mark struct file_operations const 6 2007-02-12 09:48:45 -08:00
devpts [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
dlm [PATCH] mark struct file_operations const 6 2007-02-12 09:48:45 -08:00
ecryptfs [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
efs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
exportfs [PATCH] VFS: Make filldir_t and struct kstat deal in 64-bit inode numbers 2006-10-03 08:03:40 -07:00
ext2 [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
ext3 [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
ext4 [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
fat [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
freevxfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
fuse [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
gfs2 [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
hfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
hfsplus [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
hostfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
hpfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
hppfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
hugetlbfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
isofs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
jbd [PATCH] jbd: wait for already submitted t_sync_datalist buffer to complete 2006-12-22 08:55:51 -08:00
jbd2 [PATCH] jbd2: wait for already submitted t_sync_datalist buffer to complete 2006-12-07 08:39:42 -08:00
jffs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
jffs2 [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
jfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
lockd [PATCH] sysctl: remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl 2007-02-14 08:09:59 -08:00
minix [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
msdos [PATCH] mark struct inode_operations const 2 2007-02-12 09:48:46 -08:00
ncpfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
nfs [PATCH] sysctl: remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl 2007-02-14 08:09:59 -08:00
nfs_common [PATCH] nfs_common endianness annotations 2006-10-20 10:26:41 -07:00
nfsd [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
nls [PATCH] fs: make nls_cp936.c handle some U00XY characters and U20AC correctly 2006-12-07 08:39:46 -08:00
ntfs [PATCH] sysctl: remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl 2007-02-14 08:09:59 -08:00
ocfs2 [PATCH] sysctl: remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl 2007-02-14 08:09:59 -08:00
openpromfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
partitions Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-2.6 2007-02-11 11:37:45 -08:00
proc [PATCH] sysctl: reimplement the sysctl proc support 2007-02-14 08:10:00 -08:00
qnx4 [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
ramfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
reiserfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
romfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
smbfs [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
sysfs [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
sysv [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
udf [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
ufs [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
vfat [PATCH] mark struct inode_operations const 3 2007-02-12 09:48:46 -08:00
xfs [PATCH] sysctl: remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl 2007-02-14 08:09:59 -08:00
aio.c [PATCH] Transform kmem_cache_alloc()+memset(0) -> kmem_cache_zalloc(). 2007-02-11 10:51:27 -08:00
attr.c
bad_inode.c [PATCH] mark struct inode_operations const 1 2007-02-12 09:48:46 -08:00
binfmt_aout.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c [PATCH] Remove final references to deprecated "MAP_ANON" page protection flag 2007-02-11 10:51:17 -08:00
binfmt_elf.c [PATCH] core-dumping unreadable binaries via PT_INTERP 2007-01-26 13:51:00 -08:00
binfmt_em86.c
binfmt_flat.c [PATCH] uclinux: correctly remap bin_fmtflat exe allocated mem regions 2007-02-09 10:45:33 -08:00
binfmt_misc.c [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
binfmt_script.c
binfmt_som.c [PARISC] Fix fs/binfmt_som.c 2006-10-04 06:51:26 -06:00
bio.c [PATCH] optimize o_direct on block devices 2006-12-13 09:05:50 -08:00
block_dev.c [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
buffer.c [PATCH] warning fix: unsigned->signed 2007-02-12 09:48:29 -08:00
char_dev.c [PATCH] register_chrdev_region() don't hand out the LOCAL/EXPERIMENTAL majors 2007-02-12 09:48:27 -08:00
compat_ioctl.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
compat.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
dcache.c Revert "[PATCH] Fix d_path for lazy unmounts" 2007-02-13 12:08:18 -08:00
dcookies.c [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
direct-io.c [PATCH] dio: lock refcount operations 2006-12-10 09:57:21 -08:00
dnotify.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
dquot.c [PATCH] sysctl: remove insert_at_head from register_sysctl 2007-02-14 08:09:59 -08:00
drop_caches.c [PATCH] remove invalidate_inode_pages() 2007-02-11 10:51:31 -08:00
eventpoll.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
exec.c [PATCH] Transform kmem_cache_alloc()+memset(0) -> kmem_cache_zalloc(). 2007-02-11 10:51:27 -08:00
fcntl.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
fifo.c
file_table.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
file.c [PATCH] fdtable: Provide free_fdtable() wrapper 2006-12-22 08:55:50 -08:00
filesystems.c [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
fs-writeback.c Write back inode data pages even when the inode itself is locked 2007-01-26 12:53:20 -08:00
generic_acl.c [PATCH] Generic infrastructure for acls 2006-09-29 09:18:24 -07:00
inode.c [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
inotify_user.c [PATCH] inotify: read return val fix 2007-02-12 09:48:28 -08:00
inotify.c [PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h 2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
internal.h [PATCH] CONFIG_BLOCK internal.h cleanups 2006-09-30 20:52:32 +02:00
ioctl.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
ioprio.c [PATCH] pid: replace do/while_each_task_pid with do/while_each_pid_task 2007-02-12 09:48:32 -08:00
Kconfig Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6 2007-02-13 21:15:42 -08:00
Kconfig.binfmt
libfs.c [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
locks.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
Makefile [PATCH] fsstack: Introduce fsstack_copy_{attr,inode}_* 2006-12-08 08:28:40 -08:00
mbcache.c [PATCH] slab: remove kmem_cache_t 2006-12-07 08:39:25 -08:00
mpage.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Dissociate generic_writepages() from mpage stuff [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:26 +02:00
namei.c [PATCH] mark struct inode_operations const 2 2007-02-12 09:48:46 -08:00
namespace.c [PATCH] Transform kmem_cache_alloc()+memset(0) -> kmem_cache_zalloc(). 2007-02-11 10:51:27 -08:00
nfsctl.c
no-block.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
open.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
pipe.c [PATCH] fix leaks on pipe(2) failure exits 2006-12-21 00:16:03 -08:00
pnode.c [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
pnode.h [PATCH] rename struct namespace to struct mnt_namespace 2006-12-08 08:28:51 -08:00
posix_acl.c [PATCH] kmemdup: some users 2006-10-01 00:39:19 -07:00
quota_v1.c
quota_v2.c
quota.c [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #6] 2006-09-30 20:52:31 +02:00
read_write.c [PATCH] FS: speed up rw_verify_area() 2007-02-12 09:48:29 -08:00
read_write.h [PATCH] Remove readv/writev methods and use aio_read/aio_write instead 2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
readdir.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
select.c [PATCH] fdtable: Make fdarray and fdsets equal in size 2006-12-10 09:57:22 -08:00
seq_file.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
splice.c [PATCH] constify pipe_buf_operations 2006-12-13 09:05:47 -08:00
stack.c [PATCH] fsstack: Remove inode copy 2006-12-22 08:55:48 -08:00
stat.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
super.c [PATCH] Mark struct super_operations const 2007-02-12 09:48:47 -08:00
sync.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00
utimes.c [PATCH] severing fs.h, radix-tree.h -> sched.h 2006-12-04 02:00:24 -05:00
xattr_acl.c [PATCH] remove many unneeded #includes of sched.h 2007-02-14 08:09:54 -08:00
xattr.c [PATCH] VFS: change struct file to use struct path 2006-12-08 08:28:41 -08:00