Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/59] Cleanup sysctl

From: "H. Peter Anvin" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:15:05 -0800

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>>
>> Agreed.  *Furthermore*, if the number isn't in <linux/sysctl.h> it shouldn't
>> exist anywhere else, either.
> 
> That would be a good habit.  Feel free to send the patches to ensure that
> is so.
> 
> I'm a practical fix it when it is in my way kind of guy ;)

That's fine.  However, I am wondering if there are things in 
<linux/sysctl.h> which really doesn't need architectural numbers, i.e. 
which should be removed from the binary interface.

	-hpa