sysctl: Remove the unnecessary sysctl_set parent concept.

In sysctl_net register the two networking roots in the proper order.

In register_sysctl walk the sysctl sets in the reverse order of the
sysctl roots.

Remove parent from ctl_table_set and setup_sysctl_set as it is no
longer needed.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 9d8223cd3655..86d32a318e2c 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -995,13 +995,20 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_paths(
         header->attached_by = header->ctl_table;
         header->attached_to = root_table;
         header->parent = &root_table_header;
-        for (set = header->set; set; set = set->parent) {
+        set = header->set;
+        root = header->root;
+        for (;;) {
                 struct ctl_table_header *p;
                 list_for_each_entry(p, &set->list, ctl_entry) {
                         if (p->unregistering)
                                 continue;
                         try_attach(p, header);
                 }
+                if (root == &sysctl_table_root)
+                        break;
+                root = list_entry(root->root_list.prev,
+                                  struct ctl_table_root, root_list);
+                set = lookup_header_set(root, namespaces);
         }
         header->parent->count++;
         list_add_tail(&header->ctl_entry, &header->set->list);
@@ -1072,11 +1079,9 @@ void unregister_sysctl_table(struct ctl_table_header * header)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_sysctl_table);
 
 void setup_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *p,
-        struct ctl_table_set *parent,
         int (*is_seen)(struct ctl_table_set *))
 {
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
-        p->parent = parent ? parent : &sysctl_table_root.default_set;
         p->is_seen = is_seen;
 }