linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] acpi: Use kstrtoul() instead of strtoul()/simple

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Message-ID: <55B91DAF.3060605@roeck-us.net>
Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:38:39 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	"Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>,
	"rjw@...ysocki.net" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
CC:	"lenb@...nel.org" <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...ica.org" <devel@...ica.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] acpi: Use kstrtoul() instead of strtoul()/simple_strtoul()

On 07/29/2015 10:51 AM, Moore, Robert wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Guenter Roeck [mailto:linux@...ck-us.net]
>> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 5:32 PM
>> To: rjw@...ysocki.net
>> Cc: lenb@...nel.org; Moore, Robert; Zheng, Lv; linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org;
>> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...ica.org; Guenter Roeck
>> Subject: [PATCH v2] acpi: Use kstrtoul() instead of
>> strtoul()/simple_strtoul()
>>
>> simple_strtoul() is deprecated; replace with kstrtoul() and kstrtouint().
>
> The ACPICA code is os-independent and cannot use these functions (at least not directly).
>
>
Odd argument, given that kstrtoul() is used already in the acpi code.

Guenter

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