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-rw-r--r--fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 9553e77c9d31..d11ebc055ce0 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_inode_operations;
static const struct file_operations proc_sys_dir_file_operations;
static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_dir_operations;
-/* Support for permanently empty directories */
-static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = { };
+/*
+ * Support for permanently empty directories.
+ * Must be non-empty to avoid sharing an address with other tables.
+ */
+static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = {
+ { }
+};
/**
* register_sysctl_mount_point() - registers a sysctl mount point
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = { };
*/
struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *path)
{
- return register_sysctl(path, sysctl_mount_point);
+ return register_sysctl_sz(path, sysctl_mount_point, 0);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_mount_point);