]> err.no Git - linux-2.6/commitdiff
[PATCH] sysctl: reimplement the sysctl proc support
authorEric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:34:12 +0000 (00:34 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:10:00 +0000 (08:10 -0800)
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>
fs/proc/Makefile
fs/proc/generic.c
fs/proc/inode.c
fs/proc/internal.h
fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c [new file with mode: 0644]
fs/proc/root.c
include/linux/proc_fs.h
include/linux/sysctl.h
init/main.c
kernel/sysctl.c

index f6c7762725727b49af2e7b4afbdff56a2440f822..a6b3a8f878f0e2eb2aef668b7a3cec03c4402f5a 100644 (file)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ proc-y                  := nommu.o task_nommu.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_MMU)     := mmu.o task_mmu.o
 
 proc-y       += inode.o root.o base.o generic.o array.o \
-               proc_tty.o proc_misc.o
+               proc_tty.o proc_misc.o proc_sysctl.o
 
 proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_KCORE)      += kcore.o
 proc-$(CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE)     += vmcore.o
index 0cdc00d9d97e5feb9e9e5872029e067527c8dea7..775fb21294d821419ed6b7e0939d963dd6d00e87 100644 (file)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static loff_t proc_file_lseek(struct file *, loff_t, int);
 
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(proc_subdir_lock);
 
-int proc_match(int len, const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
+static int proc_match(int len, const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
        if (de->namelen != len)
                return 0;
index f6722be37ddeedd46ea72035de7e16427c78a090..c372eb151a3aa7a0198f6705159bb18b4471617f 100644 (file)
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int ino,
        if (!inode)
                goto out_ino;
 
+       PROC_I(inode)->fd = 0;
        PROC_I(inode)->pde = de;
        if (de) {
                if (de->mode) {
index 277dcd66ebe20eab6d87d1f99ab2b21aab8ddcf9..c932aa65e19816e85ca78d95b2795e80513e0409 100644 (file)
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 
+extern int proc_sys_init(void);
+
 struct vmalloc_info {
        unsigned long   used;
        unsigned long   largest_chunk;
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..bb16a1e
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,478 @@
+/*
+ * /proc/sys support
+ */
+
+#include <linux/sysctl.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+static struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations;
+static const struct file_operations proc_sys_file_operations;
+static struct inode_operations proc_sys_inode_operations;
+
+static void proc_sys_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ctl_table *table)
+{
+       /* Refresh the cached information bits in the inode */
+       if (table) {
+               inode->i_uid = 0;
+               inode->i_gid = 0;
+               inode->i_mode = table->mode;
+               if (table->proc_handler) {
+                       inode->i_mode |= S_IFREG;
+                       inode->i_nlink = 1;
+               } else {
+                       inode->i_mode |= S_IFDIR;
+                       inode->i_nlink = 0;     /* It is too hard to figure out */
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+static struct inode *proc_sys_make_inode(struct inode *dir, struct ctl_table *table)
+{
+       struct inode *inode;
+       struct proc_inode *dir_ei, *ei;
+       int depth;
+
+       inode = new_inode(dir->i_sb);
+       if (!inode)
+               goto out;
+
+       /* A directory is always one deeper than it's parent */
+       dir_ei = PROC_I(dir);
+       depth = dir_ei->fd + 1;
+
+       ei = PROC_I(inode);
+       ei->fd = depth;
+       inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+       inode->i_op = &proc_sys_inode_operations;
+       inode->i_fop = &proc_sys_file_operations;
+       proc_sys_refresh_inode(inode, table);
+out:
+       return inode;
+}
+
+static struct dentry *proc_sys_ancestor(struct dentry *dentry, int depth)
+{
+       for (;;) {
+               struct proc_inode *ei;
+
+               ei = PROC_I(dentry->d_inode);
+               if (ei->fd == depth)
+                       break; /* found */
+
+               dentry = dentry->d_parent;
+       }
+       return dentry;
+}
+
+static struct ctl_table *proc_sys_lookup_table_one(struct ctl_table *table,
+                                                       struct qstr *name)
+{
+       int len;
+       for ( ; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++) {
+
+               if (!table->procname)
+                       continue;
+
+               len = strlen(table->procname);
+               if (len != name->len)
+                       continue;
+
+               if (memcmp(table->procname, name->name, len) != 0)
+                       continue;
+
+               /* I have a match */
+               return table;
+       }
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct ctl_table *proc_sys_lookup_table(struct dentry *dentry,
+                                               struct ctl_table *table)
+{
+       struct dentry *ancestor;
+       struct proc_inode *ei;
+       int depth, i;
+
+       ei = PROC_I(dentry->d_inode);
+       depth = ei->fd;
+
+       if (depth == 0)
+               return table;
+
+       for (i = 1; table && (i <= depth); i++) {
+               ancestor = proc_sys_ancestor(dentry, i);
+               table = proc_sys_lookup_table_one(table, &ancestor->d_name);
+               if (table)
+                       table = table->child;
+       }
+       return table;
+
+}
+static struct ctl_table *proc_sys_lookup_entry(struct dentry *dparent,
+                                               struct qstr *name,
+                                               struct ctl_table *table)
+{
+       table = proc_sys_lookup_table(dparent, table);
+       if (table)
+               table = proc_sys_lookup_table_one(table, name);
+       return table;
+}
+
+static struct ctl_table *do_proc_sys_lookup(struct dentry *parent,
+                                               struct qstr *name,
+                                               struct ctl_table_header **ptr)
+{
+       struct ctl_table_header *head;
+       struct ctl_table *table = NULL;
+
+       for (head = sysctl_head_next(NULL); head;
+                       head = sysctl_head_next(head)) {
+               table = proc_sys_lookup_entry(parent, name, head->ctl_table);
+               if (table)
+                       break;
+       }
+       *ptr = head;
+       return table;
+}
+
+static struct dentry *proc_sys_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+                                       struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+       struct ctl_table_header *head;
+       struct inode *inode;
+       struct dentry *err;
+       struct ctl_table *table;
+
+       err = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+       table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
+       if (!table)
+               goto out;
+
+       err = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       inode = proc_sys_make_inode(dir, table);
+       if (!inode)
+               goto out;
+
+       err = NULL;
+       dentry->d_op = &proc_sys_dentry_operations;
+       d_add(dentry, inode);
+
+out:
+       sysctl_head_finish(head);
+       return err;
+}
+
+static ssize_t proc_sys_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
+                               size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+       struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_dentry;
+       struct ctl_table_header *head;
+       struct ctl_table *table;
+       ssize_t error, res;
+
+       table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
+       /* Has the sysctl entry disappeared on us? */
+       error = -ENOENT;
+       if (!table)
+               goto out;
+
+       /* Has the sysctl entry been replaced by a directory? */
+       error = -EISDIR;
+       if (!table->proc_handler)
+               goto out;
+
+       /*
+        * At this point we know that the sysctl was not unregistered
+        * and won't be until we finish.
+        */
+       error = -EPERM;
+       if (sysctl_perm(table, MAY_READ))
+               goto out;
+
+       /* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */
+       res = count;
+       error = table->proc_handler(table, 0, filp, buf, &res, ppos);
+       if (!error)
+               error = res;
+out:
+       sysctl_head_finish(head);
+
+       return error;
+}
+
+static ssize_t proc_sys_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
+                               size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+       struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_dentry;
+       struct ctl_table_header *head;
+       struct ctl_table *table;
+       ssize_t error, res;
+
+       table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
+       /* Has the sysctl entry disappeared on us? */
+       error = -ENOENT;
+       if (!table)
+               goto out;
+
+       /* Has the sysctl entry been replaced by a directory? */
+       error = -EISDIR;
+       if (!table->proc_handler)
+               goto out;
+
+       /*
+        * At this point we know that the sysctl was not unregistered
+        * and won't be until we finish.
+        */
+       error = -EPERM;
+       if (sysctl_perm(table, MAY_WRITE))
+               goto out;
+
+       /* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */
+       res = count;
+       error = table->proc_handler(table, 1, filp, (char __user *)buf,
+                                   &res, ppos);
+       if (!error)
+               error = res;
+out:
+       sysctl_head_finish(head);
+
+       return error;
+}
+
+
+static int proc_sys_fill_cache(struct file *filp, void *dirent,
+                               filldir_t filldir, struct ctl_table *table)
+{
+       struct ctl_table_header *head;
+       struct ctl_table *child_table = NULL;
+       struct dentry *child, *dir = filp->f_path.dentry;
+       struct inode *inode;
+       struct qstr qname;
+       ino_t ino = 0;
+       unsigned type = DT_UNKNOWN;
+       int ret;
+
+       qname.name = table->procname;
+       qname.len  = strlen(table->procname);
+       qname.hash = full_name_hash(qname.name, qname.len);
+
+       /* Suppress duplicates.
+        * Only fill a directory entry if it is the value that
+        * an ordinary lookup of that name returns.  Hide all
+        * others.
+        *
+        * If we ever cache this translation in the dcache
+        * I should do a dcache lookup first.  But for now
+        * it is just simpler not to.
+        */
+       ret = 0;
+       child_table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dir, &qname, &head);
+       sysctl_head_finish(head);
+       if (child_table != table)
+               return 0;
+
+       child = d_lookup(dir, &qname);
+       if (!child) {
+               struct dentry *new;
+               new = d_alloc(dir, &qname);
+               if (new) {
+                       inode = proc_sys_make_inode(dir->d_inode, table);
+                       if (!inode)
+                               child = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                       else {
+                               new->d_op = &proc_sys_dentry_operations;
+                               d_add(new, inode);
+                       }
+                       if (child)
+                               dput(new);
+                       else
+                               child = new;
+               }
+       }
+       if (!child || IS_ERR(child) || !child->d_inode)
+               goto end_instantiate;
+       inode = child->d_inode;
+       if (inode) {
+               ino  = inode->i_ino;
+               type = inode->i_mode >> 12;
+       }
+       dput(child);
+end_instantiate:
+       if (!ino)
+               ino= find_inode_number(dir, &qname);
+       if (!ino)
+               ino = 1;
+       return filldir(dirent, qname.name, qname.len, filp->f_pos, ino, type);
+}
+
+static int proc_sys_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+{
+       struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_dentry;
+       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       struct ctl_table_header *head = NULL;
+       struct ctl_table *table;
+       unsigned long pos;
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = -ENOTDIR;
+       if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+               goto out;
+
+       ret = 0;
+       /* Avoid a switch here: arm builds fail with missing __cmpdi2 */
+       if (filp->f_pos == 0) {
+               if (filldir(dirent, ".", 1, filp->f_pos,
+                               inode->i_ino, DT_DIR) < 0)
+                       goto out;
+               filp->f_pos++;
+       }
+       if (filp->f_pos == 1) {
+               if (filldir(dirent, "..", 2, filp->f_pos,
+                               parent_ino(dentry), DT_DIR) < 0)
+                       goto out;
+               filp->f_pos++;
+       }
+       pos = 2;
+
+       /* - Find each instance of the directory
+        * - Read all entries in each instance
+        * - Before returning an entry to user space lookup the entry
+        *   by name and if I find a different entry don't return
+        *   this one because it means it is a buried dup.
+        * For sysctl this should only happen for directory entries.
+        */
+       for (head = sysctl_head_next(NULL); head; head = sysctl_head_next(head)) {
+               table = proc_sys_lookup_table(dentry, head->ctl_table);
+
+               if (!table)
+                       continue;
+
+               for (; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++, pos++) {
+                       /* Can't do anything without a proc name */
+                       if (!table->procname)
+                               continue;
+
+                       if (pos < filp->f_pos)
+                               continue;
+
+                       if (proc_sys_fill_cache(filp, dirent, filldir, table) < 0)
+                               goto out;
+                       filp->f_pos = pos + 1;
+               }
+       }
+       ret = 1;
+out:
+       sysctl_head_finish(head);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int proc_sys_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+       /*
+        * sysctl entries that are not writeable,
+        * are _NOT_ writeable, capabilities or not.
+        */
+       struct ctl_table_header *head;
+       struct ctl_table *table;
+       struct dentry *dentry;
+       int mode;
+       int depth;
+       int error;
+
+       head = NULL;
+       depth = PROC_I(inode)->fd;
+
+       /* First check the cached permissions, in case we don't have
+        * enough information to lookup the sysctl table entry.
+        */
+       error = -EACCES;
+       mode = inode->i_mode;
+
+       if (current->euid == 0)
+               mode >>= 6;
+       else if (in_group_p(0))
+               mode >>= 3;
+
+       if ((mode & mask & (MAY_READ|MAY_WRITE|MAY_EXEC)) == mask)
+               error = 0;
+
+       /* If we can't get a sysctl table entry the permission
+        * checks on the cached mode will have to be enough.
+        */
+       if (!nd || !depth)
+               goto out;
+
+       dentry = nd->dentry;
+       table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
+
+       /* If the entry does not exist deny permission */
+       error = -EACCES;
+       if (!table)
+               goto out;
+
+       /* Use the permissions on the sysctl table entry */
+       error = sysctl_perm(table, mask);
+out:
+       sysctl_head_finish(head);
+       return error;
+}
+
+static int proc_sys_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
+{
+       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       int error;
+
+       if (attr->ia_valid & (ATTR_MODE | ATTR_UID | ATTR_GID))
+               return -EPERM;
+
+       error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
+       if (!error) {
+               error = security_inode_setattr(dentry, attr);
+               if (!error)
+                       error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+       }
+
+       return error;
+}
+
+/* I'm lazy and don't distinguish between files and directories,
+ * until access time.
+ */
+static const struct file_operations proc_sys_file_operations = {
+       .read           = proc_sys_read,
+       .write          = proc_sys_write,
+       .readdir        = proc_sys_readdir,
+};
+
+static struct inode_operations proc_sys_inode_operations = {
+       .lookup         = proc_sys_lookup,
+       .permission     = proc_sys_permission,
+       .setattr        = proc_sys_setattr,
+};
+
+static int proc_sys_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+       struct ctl_table_header *head;
+       struct ctl_table *table;
+       table = do_proc_sys_lookup(dentry->d_parent, &dentry->d_name, &head);
+       proc_sys_refresh_inode(dentry->d_inode, table);
+       sysctl_head_finish(head);
+       return !!table;
+}
+
+static struct dentry_operations proc_sys_dentry_operations = {
+       .d_revalidate   = proc_sys_revalidate,
+};
+
+static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
+
+int proc_sys_init(void)
+{
+       proc_sys_root = proc_mkdir("sys", NULL);
+       proc_sys_root->proc_iops = &proc_sys_inode_operations;
+       proc_sys_root->proc_fops = &proc_sys_file_operations;
+       proc_sys_root->nlink = 0;
+       return 0;
+}
index 6ae222b509cee4845ea9afb0764ecfb7b04cae1f..5834a744c2a96fec843290a83a38c090f34618d5 100644 (file)
 
 struct proc_dir_entry *proc_net, *proc_net_stat, *proc_bus, *proc_root_fs, *proc_root_driver;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
-#endif
-
 static int proc_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
        int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
@@ -70,9 +66,6 @@ void __init proc_root_init(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSVIPC
        proc_mkdir("sysvipc", NULL);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-       proc_sys_root = proc_mkdir("sys", NULL);
 #endif
        proc_root_fs = proc_mkdir("fs", NULL);
        proc_root_driver = proc_mkdir("driver", NULL);
@@ -86,6 +79,9 @@ void __init proc_root_init(void)
        proc_device_tree_init();
 #endif
        proc_bus = proc_mkdir("bus", NULL);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
+       proc_sys_init();
+#endif
 }
 
 static int proc_root_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat
index 2e132473cbe5635caeeaa745a57df8887498e500..be4652a0545a0226cb23264e923f9692968e866b 100644 (file)
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ extern struct vfsmount *proc_mnt;
 extern int proc_fill_super(struct super_block *,void *,int);
 extern struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *, unsigned int, struct proc_dir_entry *);
 
-extern int proc_match(int, const char *,struct proc_dir_entry *);
-
 /*
  * These are generic /proc routines that use the internal
  * "struct proc_dir_entry" tree to traverse the filesystem.
index 9698ac30f553bf33424b7ec0a2efb7c87e5ea5df..89150494bd1080b7d19c6cbe967f13af737cb690 100644 (file)
@@ -930,8 +930,6 @@ extern struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_head_next(struct ctl_table_header *prev);
 extern void sysctl_head_finish(struct ctl_table_header *prev);
 extern int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 
-extern void sysctl_init(void);
-
 typedef struct ctl_table ctl_table;
 
 typedef int ctl_handler (ctl_table *table, int __user *name, int nlen,
index a20a5138211f8146a3854e750a55c6f14dd487d4..649ab5443d4382d5b9f604828e12cf75d119128f 100644 (file)
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ extern void init_IRQ(void);
 extern void fork_init(unsigned long);
 extern void mca_init(void);
 extern void sbus_init(void);
-extern void sysctl_init(void);
 extern void signals_init(void);
 extern void pidhash_init(void);
 extern void pidmap_init(void);
@@ -702,9 +701,6 @@ static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
        usermodehelper_init();
        driver_init();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
-       sysctl_init();
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
        init_irq_proc();
 #endif
index 6bbac5ce75ed73d4c9ebae196dfdde6a9dc2ec9b..b3ee791ad663c9ef168377df1daa724a2f72351a 100644 (file)
@@ -159,26 +159,6 @@ int sysctl_legacy_va_layout;
 #endif
 
 
-/* /proc declarations: */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
-
-static ssize_t proc_readsys(struct file *, char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
-static ssize_t proc_writesys(struct file *, const char __user *, size_t, loff_t *);
-static int proc_opensys(struct inode *, struct file *);
-
-const struct file_operations proc_sys_file_operations = {
-       .open           = proc_opensys,
-       .read           = proc_readsys,
-       .write          = proc_writesys,
-};
-
-extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_sys_root;
-
-static void register_proc_table(ctl_table *, struct proc_dir_entry *, void *);
-static void unregister_proc_table(ctl_table *, struct proc_dir_entry *);
-#endif
-
 /* The default sysctl tables: */
 
 static ctl_table root_table[] = {
@@ -1106,13 +1086,6 @@ struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_head_next(struct ctl_table_header *prev)
        return NULL;
 }
 
-void __init sysctl_init(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
-       register_proc_table(root_table, proc_sys_root, &root_table_header);
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL
 int do_sysctl(int __user *name, int nlen, void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
               void __user *newval, size_t newlen)
@@ -1348,9 +1321,6 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_table(ctl_table * table)
        spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
        list_add_tail(&tmp->ctl_entry, &root_table_header.ctl_entry);
        spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
-       register_proc_table(table, proc_sys_root, tmp);
-#endif
        return tmp;
 }
 
@@ -1366,9 +1336,6 @@ void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * header)
        might_sleep();
        spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
        start_unregistering(header);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
-       unregister_proc_table(header->ctl_table, proc_sys_root);
-#endif
        spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
        kfree(header);
 }
@@ -1392,155 +1359,6 @@ void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL
 
-/* Scan the sysctl entries in table and add them all into /proc */
-static void register_proc_table(ctl_table * table, struct proc_dir_entry *root, void *set)
-{
-       struct proc_dir_entry *de;
-       int len;
-       mode_t mode;
-       
-       for (; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++) {
-               /* Can't do anything without a proc name. */
-               if (!table->procname)
-                       continue;
-               /* Maybe we can't do anything with it... */
-               if (!table->proc_handler && !table->child) {
-                       printk(KERN_WARNING "SYSCTL: Can't register %s\n",
-                               table->procname);
-                       continue;
-               }
-
-               len = strlen(table->procname);
-               mode = table->mode;
-
-               de = NULL;
-               if (table->proc_handler)
-                       mode |= S_IFREG;
-               else {
-                       mode |= S_IFDIR;
-                       for (de = root->subdir; de; de = de->next) {
-                               if (proc_match(len, table->procname, de))
-                                       break;
-                       }
-                       /* If the subdir exists already, de is non-NULL */
-               }
-
-               if (!de) {
-                       de = create_proc_entry(table->procname, mode, root);
-                       if (!de)
-                               continue;
-                       de->set = set;
-                       de->data = (void *) table;
-                       if (table->proc_handler)
-                               de->proc_fops = &proc_sys_file_operations;
-               }
-               table->de = de;
-               if (de->mode & S_IFDIR)
-                       register_proc_table(table->child, de, set);
-       }
-}
-
-/*
- * Unregister a /proc sysctl table and any subdirectories.
- */
-static void unregister_proc_table(ctl_table * table, struct proc_dir_entry *root)
-{
-       struct proc_dir_entry *de;
-       for (; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++) {
-               if (!(de = table->de))
-                       continue;
-               if (de->mode & S_IFDIR) {
-                       if (!table->child) {
-                               printk (KERN_ALERT "Help - malformed sysctl tree on free\n");
-                               continue;
-                       }
-                       unregister_proc_table(table->child, de);
-
-                       /* Don't unregister directories which still have entries.. */
-                       if (de->subdir)
-                               continue;
-               }
-
-               /*
-                * In any case, mark the entry as goner; we'll keep it
-                * around if it's busy, but we'll know to do nothing with
-                * its fields.  We are under sysctl_lock here.
-                */
-               de->data = NULL;
-
-               /* Don't unregister proc entries that are still being used.. */
-               if (atomic_read(&de->count))
-                       continue;
-
-               table->de = NULL;
-               remove_proc_entry(table->procname, root);
-       }
-}
-
-static ssize_t do_rw_proc(int write, struct file * file, char __user * buf,
-                         size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-       int op;
-       struct proc_dir_entry *de = PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-       struct ctl_table *table;
-       size_t res;
-       ssize_t error = -ENOTDIR;
-       
-       spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
-       if (de && de->data && use_table(de->set)) {
-               /*
-                * at that point we know that sysctl was not unregistered
-                * and won't be until we finish
-                */
-               spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
-               table = (struct ctl_table *) de->data;
-               if (!table || !table->proc_handler)
-                       goto out;
-               error = -EPERM;
-               op = (write ? 002 : 004);
-               if (sysctl_perm(table, op))
-                       goto out;
-               
-               /* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */
-               res = count;
-               error = (*table->proc_handler)(table, write, file,
-                                               buf, &res, ppos);
-               if (!error)
-                       error = res;
-       out:
-               spin_lock(&sysctl_lock);
-               unuse_table(de->set);
-       }
-       spin_unlock(&sysctl_lock);
-       return error;
-}
-
-static int proc_opensys(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-       if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
-               /*
-                * sysctl entries that are not writable,
-                * are _NOT_ writable, capabilities or not.
-                */
-               if (!(inode->i_mode & S_IWUSR))
-                       return -EPERM;
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static ssize_t proc_readsys(struct file * file, char __user * buf,
-                           size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-       return do_rw_proc(0, file, buf, count, ppos);
-}
-
-static ssize_t proc_writesys(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
-                            size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-       return do_rw_proc(1, file, (char __user *) buf, count, ppos);
-}
-
 static int _proc_do_string(void* data, int maxlen, int write,
                           struct file *filp, void __user *buffer,
                           size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)