security: remove unused security_sysctl hook

The only user for this hook was selinux. sysctl routes every call
through /proc/sys/. Selinux and other security modules use the file
system checks for sysctl too, so no need for this hook any more.

Signed-off-by: Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lucian.grijincu@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 05dd5a64aa76..14167f2eb35a 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1259,12 +1259,6 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
  *      @cap contains the capability <include/linux/capability.h>.
  *      @audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
  *      Return 0 if the capability is granted for @tsk.
- * @sysctl:
- *      Check permission before accessing the @table sysctl variable in the
- *      manner specified by @op.
- *      @table contains the ctl_table structure for the sysctl variable.
- *      @op contains the operation (001 = search, 002 = write, 004 = read).
- *      Return 0 if permission is granted.
  * @syslog:
  *      Check permission before accessing the kernel message ring or changing
  *      logging to the console.
@@ -1385,7 +1379,6 @@ struct security_operations {
                        const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
         int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred,
                         int cap, int audit);
-        int (*sysctl) (struct ctl_table *table, int op);
         int (*quotactl) (int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
         int (*quota_on) (struct dentry *dentry);
         int (*syslog) (int type);
@@ -1668,7 +1661,6 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
 int security_capable(int cap);
 int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
 int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
-int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
 int security_quota_on(struct dentry *dentry);
 int security_syslog(int type);
@@ -1887,11 +1879,6 @@ int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
         return ret;
 }
 
-static inline int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op)
-{
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id,
                                      struct super_block *sb)
 {