Kernel: Rename /sys/kernel/variables => /sys/kernel/conf

The name "variables" is a bit awkward and what the directory entries are
really about is kernel configuration so let's make it clear with the new
name.

Base/usr/share/man/man7/Mitigations.md

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Special restrictions on filesystem also apply:
 - Write access is forbidden to the `/sys/kernel/power_state` node.
 - Read accesses is forbidden by default to all nodes in `/sys/kernel` directory, except for:
     `df`, `interrupts`, `keymap`, `memstat`, `processes`, `stats` and `uptime`.
-- Write access is forbidden to kernel variables (which are located in `/sys/kernel/variables`).
+- Write access is forbidden to kernel configuration variables (which are located in `/sys/kernel/conf`).
 - Open access is forbidden to all device nodes except for `/dev/full`, `/dev/null`, `/dev/zero`, `/dev/random` and various
     other TTY/PTY devices (not including Kernel virtual consoles).
 - Executing SUID binaries is forbidden.

Base/usr/share/man/man8/sysctl.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sysctl - configure kernel parameters at runtime
 
 sysctl is a utility for managing kernel configuration parameters at runtime.
 This requires root privileges, and can crash your system.
-Available parameters are listed under /sys/kernel/variables/.
+Available parameters are listed under /sys/kernel/conf/.
 
 ## Options
 

Kernel/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ set(KERNEL_SOURCES
     FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Network/UDP.cpp
     FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Constants/ConstantInformation.cpp
     FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Constants/Directory.cpp
-    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/BooleanVariable.cpp
+    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/BooleanVariable.cpp
-    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/CapsLockRemap.cpp
+    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CapsLockRemap.cpp
-    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/CoredumpDirectory.cpp
+    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CoredumpDirectory.cpp
-    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/Directory.cpp
+    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/Directory.cpp
-    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/DumpKmallocStack.cpp
+    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/DumpKmallocStack.cpp
-    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/StringVariable.cpp
+    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/StringVariable.cpp
-    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/UBSANDeadly.cpp
+    FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/UBSANDeadly.cpp
     FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
     Firmware/ACPI/Initialize.cpp
     Firmware/ACPI/Parser.cpp

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/BooleanVariable.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/BooleanVariable.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/BooleanVariable.h>
 #include <Kernel/Sections.h>
 #include <Kernel/Tasks/Process.h>
 

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/BooleanVariable.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CapsLockRemap.cpp

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
 #include <Kernel/Devices/HID/Management.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/CapsLockRemap.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CapsLockRemap.h>
 #include <Kernel/Sections.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CapsLockRemap.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/BooleanVariable.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/BooleanVariable.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/UserOrKernelBuffer.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/Spinlock.h>
 

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CoredumpDirectory.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/CoredumpDirectory.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CoredumpDirectory.h>
 #include <Kernel/Sections.h>
 #include <Kernel/Tasks/Coredump.h>
 

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CoredumpDirectory.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/StringVariable.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/StringVariable.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/UserOrKernelBuffer.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/Directory.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <AK/Error.h>
+#include <AK/Try.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CapsLockRemap.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/CoredumpDirectory.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/Directory.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/DumpKmallocStack.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/UBSANDeadly.h>
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT NonnullRefPtr<SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory> SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory::must_create(SysFSDirectory const& parent_directory)
+{
+    auto global_variables_directory = adopt_ref_if_nonnull(new (nothrow) SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory(parent_directory)).release_nonnull();
+    MUST(global_variables_directory->m_child_components.with([&](auto& list) -> ErrorOr<void> {
+        list.append(SysFSCapsLockRemap::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
+        list.append(SysFSDumpKmallocStacks::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
+        list.append(SysFSUBSANDeadly::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
+        list.append(SysFSCoredumpDirectory::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
+        return {};
+    }));
+    return global_variables_directory;
+}
+
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory::SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory(SysFSDirectory const& parent_directory)
+    : SysFSDirectory(parent_directory)
+{
+}
+
+}

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/Directory.h

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <AK/Types.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/RootDirectory.h>
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+class SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory : public SysFSDirectory {
+public:
+    static NonnullRefPtr<SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory> must_create(SysFSDirectory const&);
+    virtual StringView name() const override { return "conf"sv; }
+
+private:
+    explicit SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory(SysFSDirectory const&);
+};
+
+}

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/DumpKmallocStack.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/DumpKmallocStack.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/DumpKmallocStack.h>
 #include <Kernel/Sections.h>
 #include <Kernel/Tasks/Process.h>
 

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/DumpKmallocStack.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/BooleanVariable.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/BooleanVariable.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/UserOrKernelBuffer.h>
 #include <Kernel/Locking/Spinlock.h>
 

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/StringVariable.cpp

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/StringVariable.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/StringVariable.h>
 #include <Kernel/Sections.h>
 #include <Kernel/Tasks/Process.h>
 

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/StringVariable.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/UBSANDeadly.cpp

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
 #include <AK/UBSanitizer.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/UBSANDeadly.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/UBSANDeadly.h>
 #include <Kernel/Sections.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/UBSANDeadly.h

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/Types.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/BooleanVariable.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/BooleanVariable.h>
 #include <Kernel/Library/UserOrKernelBuffer.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Directory.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <AK/Try.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/CPUInfo.h>
+#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Configuration/Directory.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Constants/Directory.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Directory.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/DiskUsage.h>
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Profile.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/SystemStatistics.h>
 #include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Uptime.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/Directory.h>
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT NonnullRefPtr<SysFSGlobalKernelStatsDirectory> SysFSGlobalKerne
         list.append(SysFSJails::must_create(*global_kernel_stats_directory));
 
         list.append(SysFSGlobalNetworkStatsDirectory::must_create(*global_kernel_stats_directory));
-        list.append(SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory::must_create(*global_kernel_stats_directory));
+        list.append(SysFSKernelConfigurationDirectory::must_create(*global_kernel_stats_directory));
         return {};
     }));
     return global_kernel_stats_directory;

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/Directory.cpp

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- */
-
-#include <AK/Error.h>
-#include <AK/Try.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/CapsLockRemap.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/CoredumpDirectory.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/Directory.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/DumpKmallocStack.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/UBSANDeadly.h>
-
-namespace Kernel {
-
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT NonnullRefPtr<SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory> SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory::must_create(SysFSDirectory const& parent_directory)
-{
-    auto global_variables_directory = adopt_ref_if_nonnull(new (nothrow) SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory(parent_directory)).release_nonnull();
-    MUST(global_variables_directory->m_child_components.with([&](auto& list) -> ErrorOr<void> {
-        list.append(SysFSCapsLockRemap::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
-        list.append(SysFSDumpKmallocStacks::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
-        list.append(SysFSUBSANDeadly::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
-        list.append(SysFSCoredumpDirectory::must_create(*global_variables_directory));
-        return {};
-    }));
-    return global_variables_directory;
-}
-
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory::SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory(SysFSDirectory const& parent_directory)
-    : SysFSDirectory(parent_directory)
-{
-}
-
-}

Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Subsystems/Kernel/Variables/Directory.h

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Liav A. <liavalb@hotmail.co.il>
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <AK/Types.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/Component.h>
-#include <Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS/RootDirectory.h>
-
-namespace Kernel {
-
-class SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory : public SysFSDirectory {
-public:
-    static NonnullRefPtr<SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory> must_create(SysFSDirectory const&);
-    virtual StringView name() const override { return "variables"sv; }
-
-private:
-    explicit SysFSGlobalKernelVariablesDirectory(SysFSDirectory const&);
-};
-
-}

Userland/Applications/KeyboardSettings/KeyboardSettingsWidget.cpp

@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void KeyboardSettingsWidget::write_caps_lock_to_ctrl_sys_variable(bool caps_lock
 
 ErrorOr<bool> KeyboardSettingsWidget::read_caps_lock_to_ctrl_sys_variable()
 {
-    auto file = TRY(Core::File::open("/sys/kernel/variables/caps_lock_to_ctrl"sv, Core::File::OpenMode::Read));
+    auto file = TRY(Core::File::open("/sys/kernel/conf/caps_lock_to_ctrl"sv, Core::File::OpenMode::Read));
     auto buffer = TRY(file->read_until_eof());
     StringView contents_string((char const*)buffer.data(), min(1, buffer.size()));
     return contents_string == "1";

Userland/Applications/KeyboardSettings/main.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/bin/keymap", "x"));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/bin/sysctl", "x"));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/sys/kernel/keymap", "r"));
-    TRY(Core::System::unveil("/sys/kernel/variables/caps_lock_to_ctrl", "r"));
+    TRY(Core::System::unveil("/sys/kernel/conf/caps_lock_to_ctrl", "r"));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil("/etc/Keyboard.ini", "r"));
     TRY(Core::System::unveil(nullptr, nullptr));
 

Userland/Services/SystemServer/main.cpp

@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static ErrorOr<void> create_tmp_coredump_directory()
 static ErrorOr<void> set_default_coredump_directory()
 {
     dbgln("Setting /tmp/coredump as the coredump directory");
-    auto sysfs_coredump_directory_variable_fd = TRY(Core::System::open("/sys/kernel/variables/coredump_directory"sv, O_RDWR));
+    auto sysfs_coredump_directory_variable_fd = TRY(Core::System::open("/sys/kernel/conf/coredump_directory"sv, O_RDWR));
     ScopeGuard close_on_exit([&] {
         close(sysfs_coredump_directory_variable_fd);
     });

Userland/Utilities/sysctl.cpp

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ static bool s_set_variable = false;
 
 static DeprecatedString get_variable(StringView name)
 {
-    auto path = DeprecatedString::formatted("/sys/kernel/variables/{}", name);
+    auto path = DeprecatedString::formatted("/sys/kernel/conf/{}", name);
     auto file = Core::File::open(path, Core::File::OpenMode::Read);
     if (file.is_error()) {
         warnln("Failed to open {}: {}", path, file.error());
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static bool write_variable(StringView name, StringView value)
     auto old_value = get_variable(name);
     if (old_value.is_null())
         return false;
-    auto path = DeprecatedString::formatted("/sys/kernel/variables/{}", name);
+    auto path = DeprecatedString::formatted("/sys/kernel/conf/{}", name);
     auto file = Core::File::open(path, Core::File::OpenMode::Write);
     if (file.is_error()) {
         warnln("Failed to open {}: {}", path, file.error());
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int handle_variables(Vector<StringView> const& variables)
 
 static int handle_show_all()
 {
-    Core::DirIterator di("/sys/kernel/variables", Core::DirIterator::SkipDots);
+    Core::DirIterator di("/sys/kernel/conf", Core::DirIterator::SkipDots);
     if (di.has_error()) {
         outln("DirIterator: {}", di.error());
         return 1;