[PATCH 2/7] security: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array

Kees Cook keescook at chromium.org
Mon Apr 15 09:06:39 PDT 2024


On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 04:57:49PM +0100, Joel Granados via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Joel Granados <j.granados at samsung.com>
> 
> This commit comes at the tail end of a greater effort to remove the
> empty elements at the end of the ctl_table arrays (sentinels) which will
> reduce the overall build time size of the kernel and run time memory
> bloat by ~64 bytes per sentinel (further information Link :
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZO5Yx5JFogGi%2FcBo@bombadil.infradead.org/)
> 
> Remove the sentinel from all files under security/ that register a
> sysctl table.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <j.granados at samsung.com>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org> # loadpin & yama

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Kees Cook



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