@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ 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[] = {
- { }
-};
+static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = { };
/**
* register_sysctl_mount_point() - registers a sysctl mount point
@@ -232,8 +230,7 @@ static int insert_header(struct ctl_dir *dir, struct ctl_table_header *header)
return -EROFS;
/* Am I creating a permanently empty directory? */
- if (header->ctl_table_size > 0 &&
- sysctl_is_perm_empty_ctl_header(header)) {
+ if (sysctl_is_perm_empty_ctl_header(header)) {
if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dir->root))
return -EINVAL;
sysctl_set_perm_empty_ctl_header(dir_h);
Remove the now unneeded check for ctl_table_size; it is safe to do so as sysctl_set_perm_empty_ctl_header() does not access the ctl_table member anymore. This also makes the element of sysctl_mount_point unnecessary, so drop it at the same time. Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net> --- fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)