kernel/linux.git/include/linux/sysctl.h, branch v7.0-rc7

sysctl: replace SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM macro with functions

2026-01-06T10:27:10+00:00

Remove SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM and replace it with proc_int_conv. This converter function expects a negp argument as it can take on negative values. Update all jiffies converters to use explicit function calls. Remove SYSCTL_CONV_IDENTITY as it is no longer used. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Replace unidirectional INT converter macros with functions

2026-01-06T10:26:42+00:00

Replace SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_INT_CONV and SYSCTL_KERN_TO_USER_INT_CONV macros with function implementing the same logic.This makes debugging easier and aligns with the functions preference described in coding-style.rst. Update all jiffies converters to use explicit function implementations instead of macro-generated versions. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Replace UINT converter macros with functions

2026-01-05T13:10:32+00:00

Replace the SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_UINT_CONV and SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM macros with functions with the same logic. This makes debugging easier and aligns with the functions preference described in coding-style.rst. Update the only user of this API: pipe.c. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Add CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL guards for converter macros

2026-01-05T13:10:32+00:00

Wrap sysctl converter macros with CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL conditional compilation. When CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL is disabled, provide stub implementations that return -ENOSYS to prevent link errors while maintaining API compatibility. This ensures converter macros are only compiled when procfs sysctl support is enabled in the kernel configuration. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Wrap do_proc_douintvec with the public function proc_douintvec_conv

2025-11-27T14:45:38+00:00

Make do_proc_douintvec static and export proc_douintvec_conv wrapper function for external use. This is to keep with the design in sysctl.c. Update fs/pipe.c to use the new public API. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Create pipe-max-size converter using sysctl UINT macros

2025-11-27T14:45:37+00:00

Create a converter for the pipe-max-size proc_handler using the SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM. Move SYSCTL_CONV_IDENTITY macro to the sysctl header to make it available for pipe size validation. Keep returning -EINVAL when (val == 0) by using a range checking converter and setting the minimal valid value (extern1) to SYSCTL_ONE. Keep round_pipe_size by passing it as the operation for SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_INT_CONV. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Move proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax to kernel/time/jiffies.c

2025-11-27T14:45:37+00:00

Move proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax to kernel/time/jiffies.c. Create a non static wrapper function proc_doulongvec_minmax_conv that forwards the custom convmul and convdiv argument values to the internal do_proc_doulongvec_minmax. Remove unused linux/times.h include from kernel/sysctl.c. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Move jiffies converters to kernel/time/jiffies.c

2025-11-27T14:45:37+00:00

Move integer jiffies converters (proc_dointvec{_,_ms_,_userhz_}jiffies and proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax) to kernel/time/jiffies.c. Error stubs for when CONFIG_PRCO_SYSCTL is not defined are not reproduced because all the jiffies converters go through proc_dointvec_conv which is already stubbed. This is part of the greater effort to move sysctl logic out of kernel/sysctl.c thereby reducing merge conflicts in kernel/sysctl.c. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Move UINT converter macros to sysctl header

2025-11-27T14:45:37+00:00

Move SYSCTL_USER_TO_KERN_UINT_CONV and SYSCTL_UINT_CONV_CUSTOM macros to include/linux/sysctl.h. No need to embed sysctl_kern_to_user_uint_conv in a macro as it will not need a custom kernel pointer operation. This is a preparation commit to enable jiffies converter creation outside kernel/sysctl.c. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados

sysctl: Move INT converter macros to sysctl header

2025-11-27T14:45:37+00:00

Move direction macros (SYSCTL_{USER_TO_KERN,KERN_TO_USER}) and the integer converter macros (SYSCTL_{USER_TO_KERN,KERN_TO_USER}_INT_CONV, SYSCTL_INT_CONV_CUSTOM) into include/linux/sysctl.h. This is a preparation commit to enable jiffies converter creation outside kernel/sysctl.c. Signed-off-by: Joel Granados