4 files changed, 9 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index d82f4a8b4b8..9d29d28af57 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -468,5 +468,6 @@ int __init proc_sys_init(void)
         proc_sys_root->proc_iops = &proc_sys_dir_operations;
         proc_sys_root->proc_fops = &proc_sys_dir_file_operations;
         proc_sys_root->nlink = 0;
-        return 0;
+
+        return sysctl_init();
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index cf3ee7f246d..5e3532e9599 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -1095,6 +1095,7 @@ struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_paths(const struct ctl_path *path,
 void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * table);
 int sysctl_check_table(struct nsproxy *namespaces, struct ctl_table *table);
 
+extern int sysctl_init(void);
 #else /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 static inline struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table * table)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index d5bbddd0de2..ad460248acc 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int sysrq_sysctl_handler(ctl_table *table, int write,
 
 #endif
 
-static struct ctl_table root_table[];
+static struct ctl_table root_table[1];
 static struct ctl_table_root sysctl_table_root;
 static struct ctl_table_header root_table_header = {
         {{.count = 1,
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int sysctl_legacy_va_layout;
 
 /* The default sysctl tables: */
 
-static struct ctl_table root_table[] = {
+static struct ctl_table sysctl_base_table[] = {
         {
                 .procname       = "kernel",
                 .mode           = 0555,
@@ -1747,17 +1747,12 @@ static void sysctl_set_parent(struct ctl_table *parent, struct ctl_table *table)
         }
 }
 
-static __init int sysctl_init(void)
+int __init sysctl_init(void)
 {
-        sysctl_set_parent(NULL, root_table);
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL_CHECK
-        sysctl_check_table(current->nsproxy, root_table);
-#endif
+        register_sysctl_table(sysctl_base_table);
         return 0;
 }
 
-core_initcall(sysctl_init);
-
 static struct ctl_table *is_branch_in(struct ctl_table *branch,
                                       struct ctl_table *table)
 {
diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index e75813904f2..a6bbee2bc71 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations sysctl_pernet_ops = {
         .exit = sysctl_net_exit,
 };
 
-static __init int sysctl_init(void)
+static __init int net_sysctl_init(void)
 {
         int ret;
         ret = register_pernet_subsys(&sysctl_pernet_ops);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static __init int sysctl_init(void)
 out:
         return ret;
 }
-subsys_initcall(sysctl_init);
+subsys_initcall(net_sysctl_init);
 
 struct ctl_table_header *register_net_sysctl_table(struct net *net,
         const struct ctl_path *path, struct ctl_table *table)