patch for minor issue in kern_sysctl.c

[Richard Hansen <rhansen%bbn.com@localhost>]

Hi all,

Attached is a patch that fixes a minor pointer handling issue in 
kern_sysctl.c.  It doesn't alter any behavior, it just eliminates an 
ugly and unnecessary pointer cast.

I have tested it on a 6.0rc2 kernel.  The patch is against 6.0rc2, but 
I've verified that the issue still exists in current.

Should I file a PR about this?

Thanks,
Richard

fix incorrect pointer handling in sysctl_init()

sysctl_init() was using a pointer to a pointer to a pointer to a
function (three levels of indirection) when it should have been using
a pointer to a pointer to a function (two levels of indirection).
This required awkward casts to get it to compile.  Fix this situation
by changing the `sysctl_setup_func` typedef to be a function type --
not a pointer to a function -- and eliminate the cast.

diff --git a/src/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c b/src/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c
index 6aefb18..20ac255 100644
--- a/src/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c
+++ b/src/sys/kern/kern_sysctl.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int sysctl_cvt_out(struct lwp *, int, const struct 
sysctlnode *,
 static int sysctl_log_add(struct sysctllog **, const struct sysctlnode *);
 static int sysctl_log_realloc(struct sysctllog *);
 
-typedef void (*sysctl_setup_func)(struct sysctllog **);
+typedef void sysctl_setup_func(struct sysctllog **);
 
 struct sysctllog {
        const struct sysctlnode *log_root;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ sysctl_copyinstr(struct lwp *l, const void *uaddr, void 
*kaddr,
 void
 sysctl_init(void)
 {
-       sysctl_setup_func * const *sysctl_setup, f;
+       sysctl_setup_func * const *sysctl_setup;
 
        rw_init(&sysctl_treelock);
 
@@ -233,11 +233,7 @@ sysctl_init(void)
        sysctl_root.sysctl_num = CREATE_BASE;
 
         __link_set_foreach(sysctl_setup, sysctl_funcs) {
-               /*
-                * XXX - why do i have to coerce the pointers like this?
-                */
-               f = (void*)*sysctl_setup;
-               (*f)(NULL);
+               (**sysctl_setup)(NULL);
        }
 
        mutex_init(&sysctl_file_marker_lock, MUTEX_DEFAULT, IPL_NONE);