Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 29 May 2006 16:34:42 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | [PATCH] Make sysctl obligatory except under CONFIG_EMBEDDED |
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From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
This patch makes sysctl non-optional unless EMBEDDED is set. There are a number of interfaces exposed via sysctl, enough that it has to be considered core kernel functionality at this point.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 3b36a1d..9087910 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ config BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3 at <http://www.physik3.uni-rostock.de/tim/kernel/utils/acct/>. config SYSCTL - bool "Sysctl support" + bool "Sysctl support" if EMBEDDED + default y ---help--- The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing certain kernel parameters and variables on the fly without requiring - 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/
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