Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Subject | Re: [patch] eliminte unused /proc/sys/net/ethernet | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 29 May 2006 08:10:06 -0400 |
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>>>>> "Jes" == Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com> writes:
Jes> Hi, Given that /proc/sys/net/ethernet is > 10 years old and empty Jes> - maybe we should just nuke it off the face of the planet?
DOH!
Forgot to remove it from the Makefile ... here we go again.
Jes
The /proc/sys/net/ehternet directory has been sitting empty for more than 10 years! Time to eliminate it!
Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com>
--- net/ethernet/Makefile | 1 - net/ethernet/sysctl_net_ether.c | 14 -------------- net/sysctl_net.c | 8 -------- 3 files changed, 23 deletions(-)
Index: linux-2.6/net/ethernet/Makefile =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/net/ethernet/Makefile +++ linux-2.6/net/ethernet/Makefile @@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ # obj-y += eth.o -obj-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL) += sysctl_net_ether.o obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_IPX)) += pe2.o obj-$(subst m,y,$(CONFIG_ATALK)) += pe2.o Index: linux-2.6/net/ethernet/sysctl_net_ether.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/net/ethernet/sysctl_net_ether.c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -/* -*- linux-c -*- - * sysctl_net_ether.c: sysctl interface to net Ethernet subsystem. - * - * Begun April 1, 1996, Mike Shaver. - * Added /proc/sys/net/ether directory entry (empty =) ). [MS] - */ - -#include <linux/mm.h> -#include <linux/sysctl.h> -#include <linux/if_ether.h> - -ctl_table ether_table[] = { - {0} -}; Index: linux-2.6/net/sysctl_net.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/net/sysctl_net.c +++ linux-2.6/net/sysctl_net.c @@ -37,14 +37,6 @@ .mode = 0555, .child = core_table, }, -#ifdef CONFIG_NET - { - .ctl_name = NET_ETHER, - .procname = "ethernet", - .mode = 0555, - .child = ether_table, - }, -#endif #ifdef CONFIG_INET { .ctl_name = NET_IPV4, - 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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