# Re: \[PATCH 45/59\] sysctl: C99 convert ctl\_tables in drivers/parport/procfs.c

- From: Ingo Oeser \<hidden\>
- Date: 2007-01-16 22:16:08 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2007/01/912151
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2007/01/912004/t.md

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Hi Eric,

On Tuesday, 16. January 2007 17:39, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/parport/procfs.c b/drivers/parport/procfs.c
> index 2e744a2..5337789 100644
> --- a/drivers/parport/procfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/parport/procfs.c
> @@ -263,50 +263,118 @@ struct parport_sysctl_table {
> +		{
> +			.ctl_name	= DEV_PARPORT_BASE_ADDR,
> +			.procname	= "base-addr",
> +			.data		= NULL,
> +			.maxlen		= 0,
> +			.mode		= 0444,
> +			.proc_handler	= &do_hardware_base_addr
> +		},

No need to initialize to zero or NULL. Just list any variable, which is NOT zero or NULL.

> +		{
> +			.ctl_name	= DEV_PARPORT_AUTOPROBE + 1,
> +			.procname	= "autoprobe0",
> +			.data		= NULL,
> +			.maxlen		= 0,
> +			.maxlen		= 0444,
> +			.proc_handler	=  &do_autoprobe
> +		},

Typo here? .mode = 0444 makes mor sense.

Regards

Ingo Oeser
```