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Date:   Tue, 18 Dec 2018 11:20:35 +0800
From:   Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <x86@...nel.org>, <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 v13 1/6] x86/boot: Introduce kstrtoull() to boot
 directory instead of simple_strtoull()

On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 04:45:51PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 09:27:28AM +0800, Chao Fan wrote:
>> Oops, I thought you agree with what Baoquan said, so I send the new version
>> and use simple_strtoull() back.
>
>I could've misunderstood him. Lemme repeat what I mean:
>
>- we should make kstrtoull() work because it is the right function to
>use. Which means, include this too:
>
>https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181216203113.GA23823@zn.tnic
>
>- we should gradually start replacing simple_strtoull() in
>arch/x86/boot/ and eventually get rid of it. But that's for the TODO
>list, to take care of later.
>
OK, got it.
And I tested your solution(rename div_u64 as __div_u64, and div_u64_rem
as __div_u64_rem)for the issue from test rebot, that works.
Thank you very much.

Thanks,
Chao Fan
>- Take our time and stop with the hurrying and do the whole thing nice
>and clean.
>
>Ok?
>
>Or have I forgotten something?
>
>If not, I'll continue looking at your v13.
>
>Thx.
>
>-- 
>Regards/Gruss,
>    Boris.
>
>Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.
>
>