> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] acpi: Use kstrtoul() instead of > strtoul()/simple_strtoul() So, this would fix the issue(s) (in aclinux.h): #define strtoul kstrtoul strtoul is used frequently in with the ACPICA in-kernel AML Debugger: dbcmds.c(188): Address = strtoul (InString, NULL, 16); dbcmds.c(266): SleepState = (UINT8) strtoul (ObjectArg, NULL, 0); dbcmds.c(1283): GpeNumber = strtoul (GpeArg, NULL, 0); dbcmds.c(1291): BlockNumber = strtoul (BlockArg, NULL, 0); dbdisply.c(213): Address = strtoul (Target, NULL, 16); dbdisply.c(749): Handle = ACPI_TO_POINTER (strtoul (ObjectArg, NULL, 16)); dbexec.c(769): NumThreads = strtoul (NumThreadsArg, NULL, 0); dbexec.c(770): NumLoops = strtoul (NumLoopsArg, NULL, 0); dbhistry.c(292): CmdNum = strtoul (CommandNumArg, NULL, 0); dbinput.c(1018): strtoul (AcpiGbl_DbArgs[1], NULL, 16); dbinput.c(1026): AcpiGbl_DbDebugLevel = strtoul (AcpiGbl_DbArgs[1], NULL, 16); dbinput.c(1060): Temp = strtoul (AcpiGbl_DbArgs[2], NULL, 0); dbmethod.c(162): Address = strtoul (Location, NULL, 16); dbmethod.c(249): Value = strtoul (ValueArg, NULL, 16); dbmethod.c(271): Index = strtoul (IndexArg, NULL, 16); dbmethod.c(381): NumStatements = strtoul (Statements, NULL, 0); dbnames.c(334): MaxDepth = strtoul (DepthArg, NULL, 0); dbnames.c(405): OwnerId = (ACPI_OWNER_ID) strtoul (OwnerArg, NULL, 0); dbnames.c(411): MaxDepth = strtoul (DepthArg, NULL, 0); dbnames.c(990): Address = strtoul (ObjectArg, NULL, 16); dbtest.c(1046): Info.MaxCount = strtoul (CountArg, NULL, 0); > -----Original Message----- > From: Guenter Roeck [mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 1:19 AM > To: Pavel Machek > Cc: rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; lenb@xxxxxxxxxx; Moore, Robert; Zheng, Lv; linux- > acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] acpi: Use kstrtoul() instead of > strtoul()/simple_strtoul() > > On 08/02/2015 12:16 AM, Pavel Machek wrote: > > On Mon 2015-07-27 17:32:22, Guenter Roeck wrote: > >> simple_strtoul() is deprecated; replace with kstrtoul() and > kstrtouint(). > >> Return an error if the value passed to the sysfs attribute is not a > >> number. > >> > >> Drop the definition of strtoul() since it is no longer needed. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> --- > >> v2: An additional use of strtoul() was introduced with commit 4fa4616e. > >> Replace it as well. > >> > >> drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeinit.c | 5 +++-- > >> drivers/acpi/sysfs.c | 8 ++++++-- > >> include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h | 1 - > >> 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > >> > >> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeinit.c > >> b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeinit.c index ea4c0d3fca2d..aa1e8c1f2d4a > >> 100644 > >> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeinit.c > >> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeinit.c > >> @@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ acpi_ev_match_gpe_method(acpi_handle obj_handle, > >> u32 gpe_number; > >> char name[ACPI_NAME_SIZE + 1]; > >> u8 type; > >> + int err; > >> > >> ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ev_match_gpe_method); > >> > >> @@ -377,8 +378,8 @@ acpi_ev_match_gpe_method(acpi_handle obj_handle, > >> > >> /* 4) The last two characters of the name are the hex GPE Number > >> */ > >> > >> - gpe_number = strtoul(&name[2], NULL, 16); > >> - if (gpe_number == ACPI_UINT32_MAX) { > >> + er = kstrtouint(&name[2], 16, &gpe_number); > >> + if (err < 0 || gpe_number == ACPI_UINT32_MAX) { > > > > Are you sure you compile-tested this? > > > > I was, but maybe not ;-). Since the patch was rejected it does not really > matter. > > Guenter -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html