linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: Note that simple_strtoul can't simply be replaced by kstrtoul

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Message-ID: <20190224193800.nlqixjkpdx5guiju@function>
Date:   Sun, 24 Feb 2019 20:38:00 +0100
From:   Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     w.d.hubbs@...il.com, chris@...-brannons.com, kirk@...sers.ca,
        speakup@...ux-speakup.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: Note that simple_strtoul can't simply be
 replaced by kstrtoul

Greg KH, le dim. 24 févr. 2019 08:59:21 +0100, a ecrit:
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 08:42:19PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > We often receive patches which erroneously try to use kstrtoul in these
> > places.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>
> 
> Awe, it's fun to try to see people do this and not really think about
> the consequences :)

Sure :)
But I have to say I'm a bit scared one of these could pass through :)

> Anyway, seriously, thanks for this, I'll go queue it up later today...

Thanks!

Samuel