Merge tag 'sysctl-6.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux

Pull sysctl updates from Luis Chamberlain:
 "To help make the move of sysctls out of kernel/sysctl.c not incur a
  size penalty sysctl has been changed to allow us to not require the
  sentinel, the final empty element on the sysctl array. Joel Granados
  has been doing all this work. On the v6.6 kernel we got the major
  infrastructure changes required to support this. For v6.7-rc1 we have
  all arch/ and drivers/ modified to remove the sentinel. Both arch and
  driver changes have been on linux-next for a bit less than a month. It
  is worth re-iterating the value:

   - this helps reduce the overall build time size of the kernel and run
     time memory consumed by the kernel by about ~64 bytes per array

   - the extra 64-byte penalty is no longer inncurred now when we move
     sysctls out from kernel/sysctl.c to their own files

  For v6.8-rc1 expect removal of all the sentinels and also then the
  unneeded check for procname == NULL.

  The last two patches are fixes recently merged by Krister Johansen
  which allow us again to use softlockup_panic early on boot. This used
  to work but the alias work broke it. This is useful for folks who want
  to detect softlockups super early rather than wait and spend money on
  cloud solutions with nothing but an eventual hung kernel. Although
  this hadn't gone through linux-next it's also a stable fix, so we
  might as well roll through the fixes now"

* tag 'sysctl-6.7-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux: (23 commits)
  watchdog: move softlockup_panic back to early_param
  proc: sysctl: prevent aliased sysctls from getting passed to init
  intel drm: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  Drivers: hv: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  raid: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  fw loader: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  sgi-xp: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  vrf: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  char-misc: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  infiniband: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  macintosh: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  parport: Remove the now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  scsi: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  tty: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  xen: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  hpet: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  c-sky: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_talbe array
  powerpc: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table arrays
  riscv: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  x86/vdso: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl_table array
  ...

38 files changed, 41 insertions, 60 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/isa.c b/arch/arm/kernel/isa.c
index 20218876bef2..905b1b191546 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/isa.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/isa.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 static unsigned int isa_membase, isa_portbase, isa_portshift;
 
-static struct ctl_table ctl_isa_vars[4] = {
+static struct ctl_table ctl_isa_vars[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "membase",
 		.data		= &isa_membase, 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static struct ctl_table ctl_isa_vars[4] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(isa_portshift),
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
-	}, {}
+	},
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *isa_sysctl_header;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c
index e459cfd33711..dd6ce86d4332 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/armv8_deprecated.c
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ struct insn_emulation {
 	int min;
 	int max;
 
-	/*
-	 * sysctl for this emulation + a sentinal entry.
-	 */
-	struct ctl_table sysctl[2];
+	/* sysctl for this emulation */
+	struct ctl_table sysctl;
 };
 
 #define ARM_OPCODE_CONDTEST_FAIL   0
@@ -558,7 +556,7 @@ static void __init register_insn_emulation(struct insn_emulation *insn)
 	update_insn_emulation_mode(insn, INSN_UNDEF);
 
 	if (insn->status != INSN_UNAVAILABLE) {
-		sysctl = &insn->sysctl[0];
+		sysctl = &insn->sysctl;
 
 		sysctl->mode = 0644;
 		sysctl->maxlen = sizeof(int);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
index 5ddc246f1482..1559c706d32d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ static struct ctl_table sve_default_vl_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= vec_proc_do_default_vl,
 		.extra1		= &vl_info[ARM64_VEC_SVE],
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int __init sve_sysctl_init(void)
@@ -613,7 +612,6 @@ static struct ctl_table sme_default_vl_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler	= vec_proc_do_default_vl,
 		.extra1		= &vl_info[ARM64_VEC_SME],
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int __init sme_sysctl_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index 657ea273c0f9..7387b68c745b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -724,7 +724,6 @@ static struct ctl_table tagged_addr_sysctl_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int __init tagged_addr_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c b/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c
index b60259daed1b..e5b8b4b2109a 100644
--- a/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c
+++ b/arch/csky/abiv1/alignment.c
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static struct ctl_table alignment_tbl[5] = {
 		.mode = 0666,
 		.proc_handler = &proc_dointvec
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static int __init csky_alignment_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
index b1c0418b25c8..30b56c67fa61 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle.c
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ static struct ctl_table powersave_nap_ctl_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static int __init
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
index 0161226d8fec..1798f0f14d58 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static struct ctl_table nmi_wd_lpm_factor_ctl_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_douintvec_minmax,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static int __init register_nmi_wd_lpm_factor_sysctl(void)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
index 8d92fb6c522c..578b6292487e 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ static struct ctl_table riscv_v_default_vstate_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dobool,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int __init riscv_v_sysctl_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index 3b0994625652..c2978cb03b36 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ static struct ctl_table appldata_table[] = {
 		.mode		= S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 		.proc_handler	= appldata_interval_handler,
 	},
-	{ },
 };
 
 /*
@@ -351,8 +350,7 @@ int appldata_register_ops(struct appldata_ops *ops)
 	if (ops->size > APPLDATA_MAX_REC_SIZE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* The last entry must be an empty one */
-	ops->ctl_table = kcalloc(2, sizeof(struct ctl_table), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ops->ctl_table = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ctl_table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ops->ctl_table)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
index a85e0c3e7027..85328a0ef3b6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/debug.c
@@ -978,7 +978,6 @@ static struct ctl_table s390dbf_table[] = {
 		.mode		= S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 		.proc_handler	= s390dbf_procactive,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *s390dbf_sysctl_header;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
index 66bda6a8f918..89e91b8ce842 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
@@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ static struct ctl_table topology_ctl_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= topology_ctl_handler,
 	},
-	{ },
 };
 
 static int __init topology_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c b/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c
index f47515313226..f8b13f247646 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/cmm.c
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ static struct ctl_table cmm_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= cmm_timeout_handler,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMM_IUCV
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
index 07fc660a24aa..75e1039f2ec5 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static struct ctl_table page_table_sysctl[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int __init page_table_register_sysctl(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
index f3b3cacbcbb0..76e4e74f35b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static struct ctl_table abi_table2[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static __init int ia32_binfmt_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 55efadb0e998..a927a8fc9624 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,6 @@ static struct ctl_table sld_sysctls[] = {
 		.extra1         = SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2         = SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static int __init sld_mitigate_sysctl_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c
index ee4fe8cdb857..9a7c03d47861 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/itmt.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static struct ctl_table itmt_kern_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *itmt_sysctl_header;
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c
index e5ac098d0742..8432ab2c3b3c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_table.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static struct ctl_table firmware_config_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *firmware_config_sysct_table_header;
diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index 3b2159416e62..e1deb7a69b8a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ static struct ctl_table hpet_table[] = {
 	 .mode = 0644,
 	 .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
 	 },
-	{}
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_header;
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
index 870659d91db2..941d2dcc8c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_poweroff.c
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ static struct ctl_table ipmi_table[] = {
 	  .maxlen	= sizeof(poweroff_powercycle),
 	  .mode		= 0644,
 	  .proc_handler	= proc_dointvec },
-	{ }
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *ipmi_table_header;
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 3cb37760dfec..4a9c79391dee 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1683,7 +1683,6 @@ static struct ctl_table random_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_do_uuid,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 7178f298b3e6..2f3ecd7d4804 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -4836,7 +4836,6 @@ static struct ctl_table oa_table[] = {
 	 .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
 	 .extra2 = &oa_sample_rate_hard_limit,
 	 },
-	{}
 };
 
 static u32 num_perf_groups_per_gt(struct intel_gt *gt)
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_common.c b/drivers/hv/hv_common.c
index ccad7bca3fd3..4372f5d146ab 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_common.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_common.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ static struct ctl_table hv_ctl_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static int hv_die_panic_notify_crash(struct notifier_block *self,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
index 2b47073c61a6..0301fcad4b48 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ static struct ctl_table iwcm_ctl_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
index bf42650f125b..5f5ad8faf86e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static struct ctl_table ucma_ctl_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 struct ucma_file {
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/mac_hid.c b/drivers/macintosh/mac_hid.c
index d8c4d5664145..1ae3539beff5 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/mac_hid.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/mac_hid.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ static struct ctl_table mac_hid_files[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *mac_hid_sysctl_header;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 411121a72df9..4ee4593c874a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ static struct ctl_table raid_table[] = {
 		.mode		= S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static int start_readonly;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
index cc71395782b6..61b66e318488 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ static struct ctl_table xpc_sys_xpc_hb[] = {
 	 .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
 	 .extra1 = &xpc_hb_check_min_interval,
 	 .extra2 = &xpc_hb_check_max_interval},
-	{}
 };
 static struct ctl_table xpc_sys_xpc[] = {
 	{
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ static struct ctl_table xpc_sys_xpc[] = {
 	 .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
 	 .extra1 = &xpc_disengage_min_timelimit,
 	 .extra2 = &xpc_disengage_max_timelimit},
-	{}
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *xpc_sysctl;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index a3408e4e1491..db766941b78f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1963,7 +1963,6 @@ static const struct ctl_table vrf_table[] = {
 		/* set by the vrf_netns_init */
 		.extra1		= NULL,
 	},
-	{ },
 };
 
 static int vrf_netns_init_sysctl(struct net *net, struct netns_vrf *nn_vrf)
diff --git a/drivers/parport/procfs.c b/drivers/parport/procfs.c
index 4e5b972c3e26..532d5cbbd344 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/procfs.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/procfs.c
@@ -259,8 +259,12 @@ PARPORT_MAX_SPINTIME_VALUE;
 struct parport_sysctl_table {
 	struct ctl_table_header *port_header;
 	struct ctl_table_header *devices_header;
-	struct ctl_table vars[12];
-	struct ctl_table device_dir[2];
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARPORT_1284
+	struct ctl_table vars[10];
+#else
+	struct ctl_table vars[5];
+#endif /* IEEE 1284 support */
+	struct ctl_table device_dir[1];
 };
 
 static const struct parport_sysctl_table parport_sysctl_template = {
@@ -341,7 +345,6 @@ static const struct parport_sysctl_table parport_sysctl_template = {
 			.proc_handler	= do_autoprobe
 		},
 #endif /* IEEE 1284 support */
-		{}
 	},
 	{
 		{
@@ -351,19 +354,14 @@ static const struct parport_sysctl_table parport_sysctl_template = {
 			.mode		= 0444,
 			.proc_handler	= do_active_device
 		},
-		{}
 	},
 };
 
 struct parport_device_sysctl_table
 {
 	struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_header;
-	struct ctl_table vars[2];
-	struct ctl_table device_dir[2];
-	struct ctl_table devices_root_dir[2];
-	struct ctl_table port_dir[2];
-	struct ctl_table parport_dir[2];
-	struct ctl_table dev_dir[2];
+	struct ctl_table vars[1];
+	struct ctl_table device_dir[1];
 };
 
 static const struct parport_device_sysctl_table
@@ -379,7 +377,6 @@ parport_device_sysctl_template = {
 			.extra1		= (void*) &parport_min_timeslice_value,
 			.extra2		= (void*) &parport_max_timeslice_value
 		},
-		{}
 	},
 	{
 		{
@@ -388,17 +385,13 @@ parport_device_sysctl_template = {
 			.maxlen		= 0,
 			.mode		= 0555,
 		},
-		{}
 	}
 };
 
 struct parport_default_sysctl_table
 {
 	struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_header;
-	struct ctl_table vars[3];
-	struct ctl_table default_dir[2];
-	struct ctl_table parport_dir[2];
-	struct ctl_table dev_dir[2];
+	struct ctl_table vars[2];
 };
 
 static struct parport_default_sysctl_table
@@ -423,7 +416,6 @@ parport_default_sysctl_table = {
 			.extra1		= (void*) &parport_min_spintime_value,
 			.extra2		= (void*) &parport_max_spintime_value
 		},
-		{}
 	}
 };
 
@@ -443,7 +435,9 @@ int parport_proc_register(struct parport *port)
 	t->vars[0].data = &port->spintime;
 	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
 		t->vars[i].extra1 = port;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARPORT_1284
 		t->vars[5 + i].extra2 = &port->probe_info[i];
+#endif /* IEEE 1284 support */
 	}
 
 	port_name_len = strnlen(port->name, PARPORT_NAME_MAX_LEN);
diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c
index 4f6923ad4589..18b91b56af1d 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c
@@ -1175,7 +1175,6 @@ static struct ctl_table armv8_pmu_sysctl_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 static void armv8_pmu_register_sysctl_table(void)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c
index 7f0914ea168f..093774d77534 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ static struct ctl_table scsi_table[] = {
 	  .maxlen	= sizeof(scsi_logging_level),
 	  .mode		= 0644,
 	  .proc_handler	= proc_dointvec },
-	{ }
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *scsi_table_header;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
index 0d8afffd1683..86210e4dd0d3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,6 @@ static struct ctl_table sg_sysctls[] = {
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{}
 };
 
 static struct ctl_table_header *hdr;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index d13d2f2e76c7..0216a468b438 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -3612,7 +3612,6 @@ static struct ctl_table tty_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/xen/balloon.c b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
index 586a1673459e..976c6cdf9ee6 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static struct ctl_table balloon_table[] = {
 		.extra1         = SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2         = SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
-	{ }
 };
 
 #else
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index bc9a2db89cfa..8064ea76f80b 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,6 @@ static const struct sysctl_alias sysctl_aliases[] = {
 	{"hung_task_panic",			"kernel.hung_task_panic" },
 	{"numa_zonelist_order",			"vm.numa_zonelist_order" },
 	{"softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace",	"kernel.softlockup_all_cpu_backtrace" },
-	{"softlockup_panic",			"kernel.softlockup_panic" },
 	{ }
 };
 
@@ -1592,6 +1591,13 @@ static const char *sysctl_find_alias(char *param)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+bool sysctl_is_alias(char *param)
+{
+	const char *alias = sysctl_find_alias(param);
+
+	return alias != NULL;
+}
+
 /* Set sysctl value passed on kernel command line. */
 static int process_sysctl_arg(char *param, char *val,
 			       const char *unused, void *arg)
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 09d7429d67c0..61b40ea81f4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ extern void __register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
 extern struct ctl_table_header *register_sysctl_mount_point(const char *path);
 
 void do_sysctl_args(void);
+bool sysctl_is_alias(char *param);
 int do_proc_douintvec(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		      void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos,
 		      int (*conv)(unsigned long *lvalp,
@@ -287,6 +288,11 @@ static inline void setup_sysctl_set(struct ctl_table_set *p,
 static inline void do_sysctl_args(void)
 {
 }
+
+static inline bool sysctl_is_alias(char *param)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL */
 
 int sysctl_max_threads(struct ctl_table *table, int write, void *buffer,
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 436d73261810..e24b0780fdff 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ static int __init unknown_bootoption(char *param, char *val,
 {
 	size_t len = strlen(param);
 
+	/* Handle params aliased to sysctls */
+	if (sysctl_is_alias(param))
+		return 0;
+
 	repair_env_string(param, val);
 
 	/* Handle obsolete-style parameters */
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index d145305d95fe..5cd6d4e26915 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -283,6 +283,13 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct hrtimer, watchdog_hrtimer);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, softlockup_touch_sync);
 static unsigned long soft_lockup_nmi_warn;
 
+static int __init softlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
+{
+	softlockup_panic = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("softlockup_panic=", softlockup_panic_setup);
+
 static int __init nowatchdog_setup(char *str)
 {
 	watchdog_user_enabled = 0;