linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] kstrto*: do not describe simple

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Message-ID: <29b9-5f234c80-13-4e3aa200@244003027>
Date:   Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:40:29 +0200
From:   "Kars Mulder" <kerneldev@...smulder.nl>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Eldad Zack" <eldad@...refinery.com>,
        "Andy Shevchenko" <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Miguel Ojeda" <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
        "Geert Uytterhoeven" <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        "Mans Rullgard" <mans@...sr.com>, "Petr Mladek" <pmladek@...e.com>,
        "Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] kstrto*: do not 
 describe simple_strto*() as 
 obsolete/replaced

The documentation of the kstrto*() functions describes kstrto*() as
"replacements" of the "obsolete" simple_strto*() functions. Both of
these terms are inaccurate: they're not replacements because they have
different behaviour, and the simple_strto*() are not obsolete because
there are cases where they have benefits over kstrto*().

Remove usage of the terms "replacement" and "obsolete" in reference
to simple_strto*(), and instead use the term "preferred over".

Fixes: 4c925d6031f71 ("kstrto*: add documentation")
Fixes: 885e68e8b7b13 ("kernel.h: update comment about simple_strto<foo>() functions")
Signed-off-by: Kars Mulder <kerneldev@...smulder.nl>

---
 include/linux/kernel.h |  4 ++--
 lib/kstrtox.c          | 12 ++++--------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 2d6050f12c64..35fd7e0e3f04 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ int __must_check kstrtoll(const char *s, unsigned int base, long long *res);
  * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Used as a replacement for the simple_strtoul(). Return code must be checked.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtoul(). Return code must be checked.
 */
 static inline int __must_check kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res)
 {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static inline int __must_check kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsign
  * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Used as a replacement for the simple_strtol(). Return code must be checked.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtol(). Return code must be checked.
  */
 static inline int __must_check kstrtol(const char *s, unsigned int base, long *res)
 {
diff --git a/lib/kstrtox.c b/lib/kstrtox.c
index 252ac414ba9a..a14ccf905055 100644
--- a/lib/kstrtox.c
+++ b/lib/kstrtox.c
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ static int _kstrtoull(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long long *res)
  * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtoull(). Return code must
- * be checked.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtoull(). Return code must be checked.
  */
 int kstrtoull(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long long *res)
 {
@@ -139,8 +138,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kstrtoull);
  * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtoll(). Return code must
- * be checked.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtoll(). Return code must be checked.
  */
 int kstrtoll(const char *s, unsigned int base, long long *res)
 {
@@ -211,8 +209,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(_kstrtol);
  * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtoul(). Return code must
- * be checked.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtoul(). Return code must be checked.
  */
 int kstrtouint(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned int *res)
 {
@@ -242,8 +239,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kstrtouint);
  * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtol(). Return code must
- * be checked.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtol(). Return code must be checked.
  */
 int kstrtoint(const char *s, unsigned int base, int *res)
 {
-- 
2.28.0