[rds-devel] [External] : Re: [PATCH RFC v3 03/13] sysctl, mod_devicetable: add macro MODULE_SYSCTL_TABLE

[Uwe Kleine-König]

Hello,

On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 03:16:16PM -0300, Mauricio Faria de Oliveira wrote:
> The MODULE_SYSCTL_TABLE macro emits a struct module_sysctl_table variable
> with pointers to a sysctl table's path and entries, and table/entry sizes.

That new struct doesn't seem to contain any pointer?

> That symbol will be handled by file2alias.c (modpost) with the changes in
> mod_devicetable.h and devicetable-offsets.c.
> 
> The option macros MODULE_SYSCTL_TABLE_{DISABLE,UNIQUE_ID} can be used on
> a per-file basis to disable the macro and change the symbol name pattern.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mfo at igalia.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/mod_devicetable.h   |  7 +++++++
>  include/linux/sysctl.h            | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c |  6 ++++++
>  3 files changed, 55 insertions(+)

Please put the new struct in a separate header. Apart from not being
about a device table, I'm currently work on removing
<linux/mod_devicetable.h>. See commit
ad428f5811bd7fb3d91fa002174de533f9da94d7 for more details.

Best regards
Uwe
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