linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] kernel.h: Update comment about simple

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Message-ID: <CANiq72ko_4cdZOtXxAr3TcorE7Aio3erbNYnUk-JP1aKBpOvuQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:14:20 +0200
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Mans Rullgard <mans@...sr.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] kernel.h: Update comment about simple_strto<foo>() functions

On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 6:38 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> There were discussions in the past about use cases for
> simple_strto<foo>() functions and in some rare cases they have a benefit
> on kstrto<foo>() ones.
>
> Update a comment to reduce confusing about special use cases.

I don't recall the discussions anymore... :-) But are we sure
simple_strtoul() etc. are not obsolete anymore and want to use them
again?

Cheers,
Miguel