mode of /proc/sys/net/ipv6/icmp

Hello,

Can anybody tell me why /proc/sys/net/ipv6/icmp is mode 0500 instead of the more logical 0555 ? Is there something to hide from normal users in there?

Diff below fixes this, but I'd like to know the rationale behind this..

Index: net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
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RCS file: /home/cvs/linux-2.5/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c,v retrieving revision 1.7

diff -u -r1.7 sysctl_net_ipv6.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		.ctl_name	= NET_IPV6_ICMP,
 		.procname	= "icmp",
 		.maxlen		= 0,
-		.mode		= 0500,
+		.mode		= 0555,
 		.child		= ipv6_icmp_table
 	},
 	{

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