@@ -1310,37 +1310,31 @@ static struct ctl_dir *sysctl_mkdir_p(struct ctl_dir *dir, const char *path)
13101310 * __register_sysctl_table - register a leaf sysctl table
13111311 * @set: Sysctl tree to register on
13121312 * @path: The path to the directory the sysctl table is in.
1313- * @table: the top-level table structure without any child. This table
1314- * should not be free'd after registration. So it should not be
1315- * used on stack. It can either be a global or dynamically allocated
1316- * by the caller and free'd later after sysctl unregistration.
1313+ *
1314+ * @table: the top-level table structure. This table should not be free'd
1315+ * after registration. So it should not be used on stack. It can either
1316+ * be a global or dynamically allocated by the caller and free'd later
1317+ * after sysctl unregistration.
13171318 * @table_size : The number of elements in table
13181319 *
13191320 * Register a sysctl table hierarchy. @table should be a filled in ctl_table
13201321 * array. A completely 0 filled entry terminates the table.
13211322 *
13221323 * The members of the &struct ctl_table structure are used as follows:
1323- *
13241324 * procname - the name of the sysctl file under /proc/sys. Set to %NULL to not
13251325 * enter a sysctl file
1326- *
1327- * data - a pointer to data for use by proc_handler
1328- *
1329- * maxlen - the maximum size in bytes of the data
1330- *
1331- * mode - the file permissions for the /proc/sys file
1332- *
1333- * child - must be %NULL.
1334- *
1326+ * data - a pointer to data for use by proc_handler
1327+ * maxlen - the maximum size in bytes of the data
1328+ * mode - the file permissions for the /proc/sys file
1329+ * type - Defines the target type (described in struct definition)
13351330 * proc_handler - the text handler routine (described below)
13361331 *
13371332 * extra1, extra2 - extra pointers usable by the proc handler routines
13381333 * XXX: we should eventually modify these to use long min / max [0]
13391334 * [0] https://lkml.kernel.org/87zgpte9o4.fsf@email.froward.int.ebiederm.org
13401335 *
13411336 * Leaf nodes in the sysctl tree will be represented by a single file
1342- * under /proc; non-leaf nodes (where child is not NULL) are not allowed,
1343- * sysctl_check_table() verifies this.
1337+ * under /proc; non-leaf nodes are not allowed.
13441338 *
13451339 * There must be a proc_handler routine for any terminal nodes.
13461340 * Several default handlers are available to cover common cases -
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