netdev - Re: [ethtool PATCH] ethtool: Can't parse ints with stroul()

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Date:	Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:58:16 -0800
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [ethtool PATCH] ethtool: Can't parse ints with stroul()

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 13:52, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> wrote:
> On 12/09/2009 08:12 PM, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 09:32, Jeff Kirsher<jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> From: PJ Waskiewicz<peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
>>>
>>> A recent change to how int's were being parsed from the command
>>> line had them being read in with an unsigned int string operator.
>>> This didn't allow signed numbers from being read in correctly.
>>> This patch adds a get_uint() routine, and fixes the get_int()
>>> routine to read in signed values.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr<peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher<jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
>>> ---
>>>
>>
>> Jeff G. - hold off on this patch.  We have a version 2 in the works,
>> because we found if the sign bit was set on a uint, this would fail
>> parsing.
>
> Was version 2 ever posted?  I never saw it...
>
>        Jeff
>

Not yet, version 2 of the patch is in test right now.  I should have
it sent out either later tonight or tomorrow.

-- 
Cheers,
Jeff
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