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

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:33:37 +0000
From:	"Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	"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()

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guenter Roeck [mailto:linux@...ck-us.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:39 AM
> To: Moore, Robert; rjw@...ysocki.net
> Cc: lenb@...nel.org; Zheng, Lv; linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.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.

They are not in the os-independent ACPICA code. The ACPI-related drivers are another story, since they are OS-dendent.




> 
> Guenter

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