linux-kernel - [PATCH RESEND] x86: kernel/check.c simple

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Date:	Sun, 06 May 2012 11:55:08 -0600
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkhan@...il.com>
To:	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:	shuahkhan@...il.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RESEND] x86: kernel/check.c simple_strtoul cleanup

Change set_corruption_check() and set_corruption_check_period()
in kernel/check.c to call kstrtoul() instead of calling
obsoleted simple_strtoul().


Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkhan@...il.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/check.c |   20 ++++++++++++++------
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/check.c b/arch/x86/kernel/check.c
index 5da1269..e2dbcb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/check.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/check.c
@@ -27,21 +27,29 @@ static int num_scan_areas;
 
 static __init int set_corruption_check(char *arg)
 {
-	char *end;
+	ssize_t ret;
+	unsigned long val;
 
-	memory_corruption_check = simple_strtol(arg, &end, 10);
+	ret = kstrtoul(arg, 10, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return (*end == 0) ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+	memory_corruption_check = val;
+	return 0;
 }
 early_param("memory_corruption_check", set_corruption_check);
 
 static __init int set_corruption_check_period(char *arg)
 {
-	char *end;
+	ssize_t ret;
+	unsigned long val;
 
-	corruption_check_period = simple_strtoul(arg, &end, 10);
+	ret = kstrtoul(arg, 10, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return (*end == 0) ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+	corruption_check_period = val;
+	return 0;
 }
 early_param("memory_corruption_check_period", set_corruption_check_period);
 
-- 
1.7.5.4



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