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authorFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2020-04-15 17:17:32 +0200
committerFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2020-04-15 17:17:32 +0200
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Linux: Remove <sys/sysctl.h> and the sysctl function
Linux 5.5 remove the system call in commit 61a47c1ad3a4dc6882f01ebdc88138ac62d0df03 ("Linux: Remove <sys/sysctl.h>"). Therefore, the compat function is just a stub that sets ENOSYS. Due to SHLIB_COMPAT, new ports will not add the sysctl function anymore automatically. x32 already lacks the sysctl function, so an empty sysctl.c file is used to suppress it. Otherwise, a new compat symbol would be added. Reviewed-by: Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
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@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ Major new features:
Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
- [Add deprecations, removals and changes affecting compatibility here]
+* The deprecated <sys/sysctl.h> header and the sysctl function have been
+ removed. To support old binaries, the sysctl function continues to
+ exist as a compatibility symbol (on those architectures which had it),
+ but always fails with ENOSYS. This reflects the removal of the system
+ call from all architectures, starting with Linux 5.5.
Changes to build and runtime requirements: