[PATCH RFC v2 02/13] proc: add config option SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES
From: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-19 02:29:16
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Add a config option for the 'sysctl:' module aliases feature. Signed-off-by: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <redacted> --- fs/proc/Kconfig | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/proc/Kconfig b/fs/proc/Kconfig
index 24f5a36f45df8b1d6831a0f4011c1f6b1987cb52..e6591ec4bcf0ab2ad96ca7dc90b831b2f9873ac2 100644
--- a/fs/proc/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/proc/Kconfig@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ config SYSCTL building a kernel for install/rescue disks or your system is very limited in memory. +config SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES + bool "'sysctl:' module aliases (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on SYSCTL && MODULES + default n + help + The /proc/sys files registered by a module do not exist until the + module is loaded; meanwhile, userspace cannot find or access them. + + This options adds 'sysctl:*/<path>/<file>' module aliases for the + /proc/sys files registered by modules, so modules for nonexistent + files can be loaded with 'modprobe sysctl:/proc/sys/<path>/<file>' + by userspace when needed. + config PROC_PAGE_MONITOR default y depends on PROC_FS && MMU
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