linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/30] Remove strtobool()

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Date:   Wed, 2 Nov 2022 13:18:12 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, senozhatsky@...omium.org,
        wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com, axboe@...nel.dk, kbusch@...nel.org,
        sfr@...b.auug.org.au, mark.rutland@....com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/30] Remove strtobool()

On Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 10:05:37PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> strtobool() is the same as kstrtobool().
> However, the latter is more used within the kernel.
> 
> In order to remove strtobool() and slightly simplify kstrtox.h, switch to
> the other function name.
> 
> While at it, include the corresponding header file (<linux/kstrtox.h>)
> 
> 
> Each patch can be applied independently from the other ones.
> The last patch of the serie removes the definition of strtobool().
> 
> All patches have been compile tested, except the ones against
> arm64, s390 and irq-gic.

I got only a cover letter...
Luckily we have a powerful `b4` tool and available archives on lore.kernel.org :-)

> Finally, this gives the opportunity to remove some <linux/kernel.h> from
> a few drivers. This will be addressed later when/if the serie is applied.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko