3 files changed, 11 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index f667e8aeabdf..6ff9981f0a18 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ out:
 static struct ctl_table *find_in_table(struct ctl_table *p, struct qstr *name)
 {
         int len;
-        for ( ; p->ctl_name || p->procname; p++) {
+        for ( ; p->procname; p++) {
 
                 if (!p->procname)
                         continue;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int scan(struct ctl_table_header *head, ctl_table *table,
                 void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 {
 
-        for (; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++, (*pos)++) {
+        for (; table->procname; table++, (*pos)++) {
                 int res;
 
                 /* Can't do anything without a proc name */
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 82c32b89932d..7c4aabc04673 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -1005,8 +1005,8 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
 
 /*
  * Register a set of sysctl names by calling register_sysctl_table
- * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's.  An entry with zero
- * ctl_name and NULL procname terminates the table.  table->de will be
+ * with an initialised array of struct ctl_table's.  An entry with 
+ * NULL procname terminates the table.  table->de will be
  * set up by the registration and need not be initialised in advance.
  *
  * sysctl names can be mirrored automatically under /proc/sys.  The
@@ -1019,24 +1019,11 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
  * under /proc; non-leaf nodes will be represented by directories.  A
  * null procname disables /proc mirroring at this node.
  *
- * sysctl entries with a zero ctl_name will not be available through
- * the binary sysctl interface.
- *
  * sysctl(2) can automatically manage read and write requests through
  * the sysctl table.  The data and maxlen fields of the ctl_table
  * struct enable minimal validation of the values being written to be
  * performed, and the mode field allows minimal authentication.
  * 
- * More sophisticated management can be enabled by the provision of a
- * strategy routine with the table entry.  This will be called before
- * any automatic read or write of the data is performed.
- * 
- * The strategy routine may return:
- * <0: Error occurred (error is passed to user process)
- * 0:  OK - proceed with automatic read or write.
- * >0: OK - read or write has been done by the strategy routine, so 
- *     return immediately.
- * 
  * There must be a proc_handler routine for any terminal nodes
  * mirrored under /proc/sys (non-terminals are handled by a built-in
  * directory handler).  Several default handlers are available to
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index f6dacc383c16..b6b6eb1abebb 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table *table, int op)
 
 static void sysctl_set_parent(struct ctl_table *parent, struct ctl_table *table)
 {
-        for (; table->ctl_name || table->procname; table++) {
+        for (; table->procname; table++) {
                 table->parent = parent;
                 if (table->child)
                         sysctl_set_parent(table, table->child);
@@ -1650,11 +1650,11 @@ static struct ctl_table *is_branch_in(struct ctl_table *branch,
                 return NULL;
 
         /* ... and nothing else */
-        if (branch[1].procname || branch[1].ctl_name)
+        if (branch[1].procname)
                 return NULL;
 
         /* table should contain subdirectory with the same name */
-        for (p = table; p->procname || p->ctl_name; p++) {
+        for (p = table; p->procname; p++) {
                 if (!p->child)
                         continue;
                 if (p->procname && strcmp(p->procname, s) == 0)
@@ -1699,8 +1699,7 @@ static void try_attach(struct ctl_table_header *p, struct ctl_table_header *q)
  *
  * The members of the &struct ctl_table structure are used as follows:
  *
- * ctl_name - This is the numeric sysctl value used by sysctl(2). The number
- *            must be unique within that level of sysctl
+ * ctl_name - Dead
  *
  * procname - the name of the sysctl file under /proc/sys. Set to %NULL to not
  *            enter a sysctl file
@@ -1716,7 +1715,7 @@ static void try_attach(struct ctl_table_header *p, struct ctl_table_header *q)
  *
  * proc_handler - the text handler routine (described below)
  *
- * strategy - the strategy routine (described below)
+ * strategy - Dead
  *
  * de - for internal use by the sysctl routines
  *
@@ -1730,19 +1729,6 @@ static void try_attach(struct ctl_table_header *p, struct ctl_table_header *q)
  * struct enable minimal validation of the values being written to be
  * performed, and the mode field allows minimal authentication.
  *
- * More sophisticated management can be enabled by the provision of a
- * strategy routine with the table entry.  This will be called before
- * any automatic read or write of the data is performed.
- *
- * The strategy routine may return
- *
- * < 0 - Error occurred (error is passed to user process)
- *
- * 0   - OK - proceed with automatic read or write.
- *
- * > 0 - OK - read or write has been done by the strategy routine, so
- *       return immediately.
- *
  * There must be a proc_handler routine for any terminal nodes
  * mirrored under /proc/sys (non-terminals are handled by a built-in
  * directory handler).  Several default handlers are available to
@@ -1769,13 +1755,13 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_paths(
         struct ctl_table_set *set;
 
         /* Count the path components */
-        for (npath = 0; path[npath].ctl_name || path[npath].procname; ++npath)
+        for (npath = 0; path[npath].procname; ++npath)
                 ;
 
         /*
          * For each path component, allocate a 2-element ctl_table array.
          * The first array element will be filled with the sysctl entry
-         * for this, the second will be the sentinel (ctl_name == 0).
+         * for this, the second will be the sentinel (procname == 0).
          *
          * We allocate everything in one go so that we don't have to
          * worry about freeing additional memory in unregister_sysctl_table.
@@ -1792,7 +1778,6 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_paths(
         for (n = 0; n < npath; ++n, ++path) {
                 /* Copy the procname */
                 new->procname = path->procname;
-                new->ctl_name = path->ctl_name;
                 new->mode     = 0555;
 
                 *prevp = new;