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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 82c32b8..7c4aabc 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
/*
* Register a set of sysctl names by calling register_sysctl_table
- * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's. An entry with zero
- * ctl_name and NULL procname terminates the table. table->de will be
+ * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's. An entry with
+ * NULL procname terminates the table. table->de will be
* set up by the registration and need not be initialised in advance.
*
* sysctl names can be mirrored automatically under /proc/sys. The
@@ -1019,24 +1019,11 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
* under /proc; non-leaf nodes will be represented by directories. A
* null procname disables /proc mirroring at this node.
*
- * sysctl entries with a zero ctl_name will not be available through
- * the binary sysctl interface.
- *
* sysctl(2) can automatically manage read and write requests through
* the sysctl table. The data and maxlen fields of the ctl_table
* struct enable minimal validation of the values being written to be
* performed, and the mode field allows minimal authentication.
*
- * More sophisticated management can be enabled by the provision of a
- * strategy routine with the table entry. This will be called before
- * any automatic read or write of the data is performed.
- *
- * The strategy routine may return:
- * <0: Error occurred (error is passed to user process)
- * 0: OK - proceed with automatic read or write.
- * >0: OK - read or write has been done by the strategy routine, so
- * return immediately.
- *
* There must be a proc_handler routine for any terminal nodes
* mirrored under /proc/sys (non-terminals are handled by a built-in
* directory handler). Several default handlers are available to