[1/2] Deprecate sysctl syscall interface

Message ID 1524523018-7216-1-git-send-email-adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
State Dropped
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Adhemerval Zanella April 23, 2018, 10:36 p.m. UTC
  The sysctl syscall has been long deprecated [1] (since Linux 2.6.24)
with its usage issues a kernel warning stating it.  Also on GLIBC new
portsi, which uses generic syscall interface, builds a stub version that
returns ENOSYS (so new ports should not rely on it anyway and some
kernel config do disable it by not setting CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL).

Every interface is directly accessed through /proc/sys and the only
real case scanarion I am aware is to have a fail-proof way to gather
entropy in cases where /dev/urandom or /proc is not available.  However,
as noted previously, this is quite fragile (new ports do not provide it)
and GLIBC now provides getentropy to this specific case (although it is
only supported on Linux 3.17).  If sysctl is stricly required, it still
can be issues through syscall().

This patch deprecate sysctl interface by issuing ENOSYS as default
and adds compat symbol for architectures which still defines
__NR_sysctl.

Checked on x86_64-linux-gnu and i686-linux-gnu.  Also checked with a
check-abi on all affected ABIs.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/ioperm.c (sysctl_call): New function.
	(init_iosys): Call syscall_call instead of sysctl.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysctl.c: Remove file.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysctl.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Versions [GLIBC_2.28] (sysctl): New
	symbol.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/Versions:iLikewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/Versions: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist:
	Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist:
	Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist: Likewise.

[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/247243/
---
 ChangeLog                                          | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Versions             |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist         |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Versions               |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/ioperm.c               | 21 ++++++++++-
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist           |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysctl.c           | 32 ----------------
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/Versions              |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist          |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Versions              |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist          |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/Versions              |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist          |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/Versions              |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist   |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/Versions        |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist    |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Versions              |  3 ++
 .../unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist   |  2 +
 .../unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist |  2 +
 .../unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist   |  2 +
 .../unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist   |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Versions           |  3 ++
 .../sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist  |  2 +
 .../linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist     |  2 +
 .../sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc-le.abilist   |  2 +
 .../unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc.abilist |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Versions              |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist  |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist  |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/Versions                |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist            |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Versions             |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysctl.c                   | 44 ++++++++++++++++------
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist     |  2 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/Versions            |  3 ++
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist    |  1 +
 40 files changed, 180 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysctl.c
  

Comments

Joseph Myers April 23, 2018, 11:15 p.m. UTC | #1
I don't think it makes sense at all to add a new symbol version for 
something being deprecated.  If you deprecate a symbol, you make the 
*existing* version into a compat symbol, and stop it being declared and 
stop it being defined for new ports and static linking.
  
Joseph Myers April 23, 2018, 11:19 p.m. UTC | #2
Also, sysctl is documented, so a proper obsoletion would need to remove 
the documentation, in addition to removing the declaration, adding a NEWS 
entry, making existing symbol versions into compat symbols and ensuring 
the function is not built at all for new ports or static linking.
  

Patch

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Versions
index 3b7971c..da8b0c1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/Versions
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.27 {
     getrlimit; setrlimit; getrlimit64; setrlimit64;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     __libc_alpha_cache_shape;
   }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist
index 8674a87..09fc772 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/libc.abilist
@@ -2054,6 +2054,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Versions
index 7e5ba53..de5c1e9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Versions
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.24 {
     recvmsg; sendmsg;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     # A copy of sigaction lives in libpthread, and needs these.
     __default_sa_restorer; __default_rt_sa_restorer;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/ioperm.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/ioperm.c
index 4c0bb63..0762475 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/ioperm.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/ioperm.c
@@ -61,14 +61,31 @@  static struct {
  */
 
 static int
+sysctl_call (int *name, int nlen, void *oldval, size_t *oldlenp,
+	     void *newval, size_t newlen)
+{
+  struct kernel_sysctl_args
+  {
+    int *name;
+    int nlen;
+    void *oldval;
+    size_t *oldlenp;
+    void *newval;
+    size_t newlen;
+    unsigned long __unused[4];
+  } args = { name, nlen, oldval, oldlenp, newval, newlen };
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (_sysctl, &args);
+}
+
+static int
 init_iosys (void)
 {
   static int iobase_name[] = { CTL_BUS, CTL_BUS_ISA, BUS_ISA_PORT_BASE };
   static int ioshift_name[] = { CTL_BUS, CTL_BUS_ISA, BUS_ISA_PORT_SHIFT };
   size_t len = sizeof(io.base);
 
-  if (! __sysctl (iobase_name, 3, &io.io_base, &len, NULL, 0)
-      && ! __sysctl (ioshift_name, 3, &io.shift, &len, NULL, 0))
+  if (! sysctl_call (iobase_name, 3, &io.io_base, &len, NULL, 0)
+      && ! sysctl_call (ioshift_name, 3, &io.shift, &len, NULL, 0))
     {
       io.initdone = 1;
       return 0;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist
index 044ec10..35741a8 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/libc.abilist
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.4 GLIBC_2.4 A
 GLIBC_2.4 _Exit F
 GLIBC_2.4 _IO_2_1_stderr_ D 0xa0
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 61e7fa8..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ 
-/* Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>, 2011.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library.  If not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <errno.h>
-
-#include <sysdep.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-
-/* This deprecated syscall is no longer used (replaced with /proc/sys).  */
-int
-sysctl (int *name, int nlen, void *oldval, size_t *oldlenp,
-        void *newval, size_t newlen)
-{
-  __set_errno (ENOSYS);
-  return -1;
-}
-stub_warning (sysctl)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/Versions
index b5098b2..4cbc3cd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/Versions
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.19 {
     fanotify_mark;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist
index 2360130..1da5f49 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/libc.abilist
@@ -1894,6 +1894,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Versions
index b59ace4..b8679e1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/Versions
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@  libc {
     # f*
     fallocate64;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     __modify_ldt; __uname;
   }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist
index 39c993f..2a1c99c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc.abilist
@@ -2064,6 +2064,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/Versions
index 116f4e8..3da728c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/Versions
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.24 {
     recvmsg; sendmsg;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
 }
 libpthread {
   GLIBC_2.3.3 {
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist
index 68496aa..8b51692 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/libc.abilist
@@ -1928,6 +1928,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/Versions
index 7ecc96e..93be63d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/Versions
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.12 {
     __m68k_read_tp;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     __vdso_atomic_cmpxchg_32; __vdso_atomic_barrier;
   }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist
index b676025..d26f322 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/coldfire/libc.abilist
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.4 GLIBC_2.4 A
 GLIBC_2.4 _Exit F
 GLIBC_2.4 _IO_2_1_stderr_ D 0x98
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist
index cdd1df5..04dcf51 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/m68k/m680x0/libc.abilist
@@ -2008,6 +2008,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/Versions
index aa48a3c..d1ee89c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/Versions
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.18 {
     fallocate64;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist
index e4265fd..dd4656c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/microblaze/libc.abilist
@@ -2129,3 +2129,5 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Versions
index 453f276..ac26de3 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Versions
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.11 {
     fallocate64;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     # nptl/pthread_cond_timedwait.c uses INTERNAL_VSYSCALL(clock_gettime).
     __vdso_clock_gettime;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist
index 3a7e0b4..8283a0a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/fpu/libc.abilist
@@ -1983,6 +1983,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist
index 5e80592..081fc77 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips32/nofpu/libc.abilist
@@ -1981,6 +1981,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist
index 1973fac..f6b7502 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n32/libc.abilist
@@ -1989,6 +1989,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist
index 5e18ab8..abfd0e0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/mips64/n64/libc.abilist
@@ -1984,6 +1984,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Versions
index 8ebeea1..228f8f1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/Versions
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@  ld {
   }
 }
 libc {
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     __vdso_get_tbfreq;
     __vdso_clock_gettime;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist
index 676aa50..836fdab 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/fpu/libc.abilist
@@ -2012,6 +2012,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist
index 2016c7c..e68ef0e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc32/nofpu/libc.abilist
@@ -2017,6 +2017,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc-le.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc-le.abilist
index 3d19e38..e15404f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc-le.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc-le.abilist
@@ -2229,3 +2229,5 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc.abilist
index c57ab21..5983ac1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/libc.abilist
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 _Exit F
 GLIBC_2.3 _IO_2_1_stderr_ D 0xe0
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Versions
index 55518a7..640579d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/Versions
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@  libc {
     __longjmp_chk;
     getcontext;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
   GLIBC_PRIVATE {
     __vdso_clock_gettime;
     __vdso_clock_getres;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist
index 2590372..fad7b94 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-32/libc.abilist
@@ -2022,6 +2022,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist
index 5d6800c..8e88894 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/s390-64/libc.abilist
@@ -1923,6 +1923,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/Versions
index e0938c4..c0bc2da 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/Versions
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@  libc {
   GLIBC_2.16 {
     fanotify_mark;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist
index c04872c..4b8f56f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sh/libc.abilist
@@ -1898,6 +1898,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof32x_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Versions
index 4dc1cd7..49c18b1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/Versions
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@  libc {
 
     __getshmlba;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
 }
 
 libpthread {
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist
index 85cbe30..5bb6028 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc32/libc.abilist
@@ -2015,6 +2015,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist
index f7a1ab8..1ea1a9e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/sparc64/libc.abilist
@@ -1952,6 +1952,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysctl.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysctl.c
index bb5e31a..c73290b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysctl.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysctl.c
@@ -16,18 +16,37 @@ 
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>	/* For the real memset prototype.  */
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
-
-#include <sysdep.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <shlib-compat.h>
 
+/* This deprecated syscall is no longer used (replaced with /proc/sys).  */
 int
-__sysctl (int *name, int nlen, void *oldval, size_t *oldlenp,
-	  void *newval, size_t newlen)
+__deprecated_sysctl (int *name, int nlen, void *oldval, size_t *oldlenp,
+		     void *newval, size_t newlen)
 {
-  struct __sysctl_args args =
+  __set_errno (ENOSYS);
+  return -1;
+}
+#ifndef __NR__sysctl
+weak_alias (__deprecated_sysctl, sysctl)
+#else
+versioned_symbol (libc, __deprecated_sysctl, sysctl, GLIBC_2_28);
+# if SHLIB_COMPAT(libc, GLIBC_2_0, GLIBC_2_28)
+int
+__old_sysctl (int *name, int nlen, void *oldval, size_t *oldlenp,
+	      void *newval, size_t newlen)
+{
+  struct kernel_sysctl_args
+  {
+    int *name;
+    int nlen;
+    void *oldval;
+    size_t *oldlenp;
+    void *newval;
+    size_t newlen;
+    unsigned long __unused[4];
+  } args =
   {
     .name = name,
     .nlen = nlen,
@@ -37,7 +56,10 @@  __sysctl (int *name, int nlen, void *oldval, size_t *oldlenp,
     .newlen = newlen
   };
 
-  return INLINE_SYSCALL (_sysctl, 1, &args);
+  return INLINE_SYSCALL_CALL (_sysctl, &args);
 }
-libc_hidden_def (__sysctl)
-weak_alias (__sysctl, sysctl)
+compat_symbol (libc, __old_sysctl, sysctl, GLIBC_2_0);
+strong_alias (__old_sysctl, __sysctl)
+# endif
+#endif
+stub_warning (sysctl)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist
index 2a3cc40..576d3bd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/64/libc.abilist
@@ -1905,6 +1905,8 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A
+GLIBC_2.28 sysctl F
 GLIBC_2.3 GLIBC_2.3 A
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_b_loc F
 GLIBC_2.3 __ctype_tolower_loc F
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/Versions b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/Versions
index 2a7ed28..f76a5ff 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/Versions
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/Versions
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@  libc {
 
     modify_ldt;
   }
+  GLIBC_2.28 {
+    sysctl;
+  }
 }
 
 librt {
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist
index 8bc16b9..31d612f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/x32/libc.abilist
@@ -2148,3 +2148,4 @@  GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64 F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64_l F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x F
 GLIBC_2.27 wcstof64x_l F
+GLIBC_2.28 GLIBC_2.28 A