linux-kernel - [PATCH] fs/fuse: Convert to kstrtoul_from

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Date:	Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:20:27 +0200
From:	Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	fuse-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
Subject: [PATCH] fs/fuse: Convert to kstrtoul_from_user

This patch replaces the code for getting an number from a
userspace buffer by a simple call to kstroul_from_user.
This makes it easier to read and less error prone.

Signed-off-by: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@....de>
---
 fs/fuse/control.c |   10 ++--------
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/fuse/control.c b/fs/fuse/control.c
index 42593c5..03ff5b1 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/control.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/control.c
@@ -75,19 +75,13 @@ static ssize_t fuse_conn_limit_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				     unsigned global_limit)
 {
 	unsigned long t;
-	char tmp[32];
 	unsigned limit = (1 << 16) - 1;
 	int err;
 
-	if (*ppos || count >= sizeof(tmp) - 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(tmp, buf, count))
+	if (*ppos)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	tmp[count] = '\0';
-
-	err = strict_strtoul(tmp, 0, &t);
+	err = kstrtoul_from_user(buf, count, 0, &t);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-- 
1.7.3.4

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