linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc: replace strict

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Date:	Sun, 2 Jun 2013 15:08:05 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@...log.com>,
	Eric Piel <eric.piel@...mplin-utc.net>,
	Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@....com>, Robin Holt <holt@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: replace strict_strtoul() with kstrtoul()

On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com> wrote:
> The usage of strict_strtoul() is not preferred, because
> strict_strtoul() is obsolete. Thus, kstrtoul() should be
> used.

> --- a/drivers/misc/apds9802als.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/apds9802als.c
> @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static ssize_t als_sensing_range_store(struct device *dev,
>         int ret_val;
>         unsigned long val;
>
> -       if (strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &val))
> +       if (kstrtoul(buf, 10, &val))
>                 return -EINVAL;

ret_val = kstrtoul();
if (ret_val)
return ret_val;

> --- a/drivers/misc/apds990x.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/apds990x.c
> @@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static ssize_t apds990x_lux_calib_store(struct device *dev,
>         struct apds990x_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
>         unsigned long value;
>
> -       if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &value))
> +       if (kstrtoul(buf, 0, &value))
>                 return -EINVAL;

Ditto. Here and across entire patch.

> @@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static ssize_t apds990x_set_lux_thresh(struct apds990x_chip *chip, u32 *target,
>         int ret = 0;

Remove this assignment...

>         unsigned long thresh;
>
> -       if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &thresh))
> +       if (kstrtoul(buf, 0, &thresh))
>                 return -EINVAL;

...and use return code from kstrtoul().

> --- a/drivers/misc/carma/carma-fpga.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/carma/carma-fpga.c
> @@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ static ssize_t data_en_set(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>         unsigned long enable;
>         int ret;
>
> -       ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &enable);
> +       ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &enable);
>         if (ret) {
>                 dev_err(priv->dev, "unable to parse enable input\n");
>                 return -EINVAL;

return ret;

--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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