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Subject[PATCH v1] kernel.h: Update comment about simple_strto<foo>() functions
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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.

Suggested-by: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
---
include/linux/kernel.h | 16 +++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 207b0702fad1..07ad6f36b17d 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ 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 obsolete simple_strtoull. Return code must
- * be checked.
+ * Used as a replacement for the simple_strtoull. Return code must be checked.
*/
static inline int __must_check kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res)
{
@@ -355,8 +354,7 @@ 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 obsolete simple_strtoull. Return code must
- * be checked.
+ * Used as a replacement for the simple_strtoull. Return code must be checked.
*/
static inline int __must_check kstrtol(const char *s, unsigned int base, long *res)
{
@@ -432,7 +430,15 @@ static inline int __must_check kstrtos32_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t
return kstrtoint_from_user(s, count, base, res);
}

-/* Obsolete, do not use. Use kstrto<foo> instead */
+/*
+ * Use kstrto<foo> instead.
+ *
+ * NOTE: The simple_strto<foo> do not check for overflow and depending
+ * on the input may give interesting results.
+ *
+ * Use these functions if and only if the code will need in place
+ * conversion and otherwise looks very ugly. Keep in mind above caveat.
+ */

extern unsigned long simple_strtoul(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
extern long simple_strtol(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
--
2.16.1
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