linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 2/8] x86/boot: Copy kstrtoull() to compressed period

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Date:   Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:08:47 +0800
From:   Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <x86@...nel.org>,
        <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <bp@...en8.de>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <keescook@...omium.org>, <msys.mizuma@...il.com>,
        <indou.takao@...fujitsu.com>, <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 2/8] x86/boot: Copy kstrtoull() to compressed period

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 02:01:28PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
>On 10/18/18 at 01:51pm, Chao Fan wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 12:03:38PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
>> >On 10/17/18 at 06:20pm, Chao Fan wrote:
>> >> Copy kstrtoull() to 'compressed' directory so that
>> >> we can use it to change the address in cmdline from
>> >> string to unsigned long long.
>> >
>> >So you don't like simple_strtoull() in arch/x86/boot/string.c which has
>> >been used in boot/compressed/kaslr.c . Why? Are you going to clean up
>> >simple_strtoull()?
>> 
>> Boris told me use the new function in old version's review.
>> Both work well for me.
>
>OK, then maybe you can clear simple_strtoull() out in a separate patch
>since you have introduced a new one. Or after this patchset.

Yes, after this patchset, some cleanup will be needed.

Thanks,
Chao Fan
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