Merge tag 'sysctl-6.12-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sysctl/sysctl

Pull sysctl update from Joel Granados:

 - Avoid evaluating non-mount ctl_tables as a sysctl_mount_point by
   removing the unlikely (but possible) chance that the permanently
   empty ctl_table array shares its address with another ctl_table

 - Update Joel Granados' contact info in MAINTAINERS

* tag 'sysctl-6.12-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/sysctl/sysctl:
  MAINTAINERS: update email for Joel Granados
  sysctl: avoid spurious permanent empty tables

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 9553e77c9d31..d11ebc055ce0 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_inode_operations;
 static const struct file_operations proc_sys_dir_file_operations;
 static const struct inode_operations proc_sys_dir_operations;
 
-/* Support for permanently empty directories */
-static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = { };
+/*
+ * Support for permanently empty directories.
+ * Must be non-empty to avoid sharing an address with other tables.
+ */
+static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = {
+	{ }
+};
 
 /**
  * register_sysctl_mount_point() - registers a sysctl mount point
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ static struct ctl_table sysctl_mount_point[] = { };
  */
 struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *path)
 {
-	return register_sysctl(path, sysctl_mount_point);
+	return register_sysctl_sz(path, sysctl_mount_point, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_sysctl_mount_point);