linux-kernel - [PATCHv5 2/3] mmc_test: change simple_strtol() to strict

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Date:	Mon,  6 Sep 2010 11:12:18 +0300
From:	Andy Shevchenko <ext-andriy.shevchenko@...ia.com>
To:	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Hunter Adrian <adrian.hunter@...ia.com>,
	Chris Ball <cjb@...top.org>,
	Andy Shevchenko <ext-andriy.shevchenko@...ia.com>
Subject: [PATCHv5 2/3] mmc_test: change simple_strtol() to strict_strtol()

It's better to use strict_strtol() to convert user's input and strictly check
it. At least it forbids to interpret wrong input as a 0 and prevents to run all
tests.

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <ext-andriy.shevchenko@...ia.com>
---
 drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c b/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
index cd8edf4..6bffb33 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
@@ -1937,9 +1937,10 @@ static ssize_t mmc_test_store(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
 	struct mmc_test_card *test;
-	int testcase;
+	long testcase;
 
-	testcase = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10);
+	if (strict_strtol(buf, 10, &testcase))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	test = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mmc_test_card), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!test)
-- 
1.6.3.3

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