linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/12] Add parse_integer() (replacement for simple

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:46:45 +0300
From:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux@...musvillemoes.dk,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/12] Add parse_integer() (replacement for
 simple_strto*())

On Thu, Jul 09, 2015 at 12:28:41PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri, 8 May 2015 21:30:29 +0300 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > Enter parse_integer().
> > 
> > 	int parse_integer(const char *s, unsigned int base, T *val);
> 
> OK, I grabbed these.

Thanks! Just to note, first patch (accept "-0") is independent and
can be sent at any time.

> Let's see how it goes.  Were these patches still up to date?

Yes, kstrto*(), scanf() didn't change since when this was sent.

> Presumably we'd benefit from a checkpatch rule to alert people to the
> new regime.  Can you please suggest what such a rule should do?

It should say to switch from simple_strto*() to one of the 4 officially
sanctioned integer conversion routines: parse_integer(), kstrto*(),
kstrto*_from_user(), sscanf(). I'll send a patch.

> The macros in lib/test-parse-integer.c hurt my brain.

Well, yes, but the only interesting thing there are test tables.

	Alexey
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