1 files changed, 2 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 9f047d73a216..56af3ca75e24 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
  **  The kernel will then return -ENOTDIR to any application using
  **  the old binary interface.
  **
- **  For new interfaces unless you really need a binary number
- **  please use CTL_UNNUMBERED.
- **
  ****************************************************************
  ****************************************************************
  */
@@ -50,12 +47,6 @@ struct __sysctl_args {
 
 /* Top-level names: */
 
-/* For internal pattern-matching use only: */
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#define CTL_NONE        0
-#define CTL_UNNUMBERED  CTL_NONE        /* sysctl without a binary number */
-#endif
-
 enum
 {
         CTL_KERN=1,             /* General kernel info and control */
@@ -973,10 +964,6 @@ extern int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root,
 
 typedef struct ctl_table ctl_table;
 
-typedef int ctl_handler (struct ctl_table *table,
-                         void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
-                         void __user *newval, size_t newlen);
-
 typedef int proc_handler (struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
                           void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
 
@@ -997,21 +984,10 @@ extern int proc_doulongvec_minmax(struct ctl_table *, int,
 extern int proc_doulongvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(struct ctl_table *table, int,
                                       void __user *, size_t *, loff_t *);
 
-extern int do_sysctl (int __user *name, int nlen,
-                      void __user *oldval, size_t __user *oldlenp,
-                      void __user *newval, size_t newlen);
-
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_data;
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_string;
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_intvec;
-extern ctl_handler sysctl_jiffies;
-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
@@ -1024,24 +1000,11 @@ 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
@@ -1051,7 +1014,6 @@ extern ctl_handler sysctl_ms_jiffies;
 /* A sysctl table is an array of struct ctl_table: */
 struct ctl_table 
 {
-        int ctl_name;                   /* Binary ID */
         const char *procname;           /* Text ID for /proc/sys, or zero */
         void *data;
         int maxlen;
@@ -1059,7 +1021,6 @@ struct ctl_table
         struct ctl_table *child;
         struct ctl_table *parent;       /* Automatically set */
         proc_handler *proc_handler;     /* Callback for text formatting */
-        ctl_handler *strategy;          /* Callback function for all r/w */
         void *extra1;
         void *extra2;
 };
@@ -1093,7 +1054,6 @@ struct ctl_table_header
 /* struct ctl_path describes where in the hierarchy a table is added */
 struct ctl_path {
         const char *procname;
-        int ctl_name;
 };
 
 void register_sysctl_root(struct ctl_table_root *root);