This patch replaces the code for getting an unsigned long from a userspace buffer by a simple call to kstroul_from_user. This makes it easier to read and less error prone. Kernel Version: v3.0-rc2 Signed-off-by: Peter Huewe <peterhuewe@xxxxxx> --- drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c | 41 +++++++++++------------------------------ 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c b/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c index 3d7dce6..56ba194 100644 --- a/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c +++ b/drivers/mfd/ab3550-core.c @@ -879,20 +879,13 @@ static ssize_t ab3550_bank_write(struct file *file, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { struct ab3550 *ab = ((struct seq_file *)(file->private_data))->private; - char buf[32]; - int buf_size; unsigned long user_bank; int err; /* Get userspace string and assure termination */ - buf_size = min(count, (sizeof(buf) - 1)); - if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, buf_size)) - return -EFAULT; - buf[buf_size] = 0; - - err = strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &user_bank); + err = kstrtoul_from_user(user_buf, count, 0, &user_bank); if (err) - return -EINVAL; + return err; if (user_bank >= AB3550_NUM_BANKS) { dev_err(&ab->i2c_client[0]->dev, @@ -902,7 +895,7 @@ static ssize_t ab3550_bank_write(struct file *file, ab->debug_bank = user_bank; - return buf_size; + return count; } static int ab3550_address_print(struct seq_file *s, void *p) @@ -923,27 +916,21 @@ static ssize_t ab3550_address_write(struct file *file, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { struct ab3550 *ab = ((struct seq_file *)(file->private_data))->private; - char buf[32]; - int buf_size; unsigned long user_address; int err; /* Get userspace string and assure termination */ - buf_size = min(count, (sizeof(buf) - 1)); - if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, buf_size)) - return -EFAULT; - buf[buf_size] = 0; - - err = strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &user_address); + err = kstrtoul_from_user(user_buf, count, 0, &user_address); if (err) - return -EINVAL; + return err; + if (user_address > 0xff) { dev_err(&ab->i2c_client[0]->dev, "debugfs error input > 0xff\n"); return -EINVAL; } ab->debug_address = user_address; - return buf_size; + return count; } static int ab3550_val_print(struct seq_file *s, void *p) @@ -971,21 +958,15 @@ static ssize_t ab3550_val_write(struct file *file, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { struct ab3550 *ab = ((struct seq_file *)(file->private_data))->private; - char buf[32]; - int buf_size; unsigned long user_val; int err; u8 regvalue; /* Get userspace string and assure termination */ - buf_size = min(count, (sizeof(buf)-1)); - if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, buf_size)) - return -EFAULT; - buf[buf_size] = 0; - - err = strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &user_val); + err = kstrtoul_from_user(user_buf, count, 0, &user_val); if (err) - return -EINVAL; + return err; + if (user_val > 0xff) { dev_err(&ab->i2c_client[0]->dev, "debugfs error input > 0xff\n"); @@ -1002,7 +983,7 @@ static ssize_t ab3550_val_write(struct file *file, if (err) return -EINVAL; - return buf_size; + return count; } static const struct file_operations ab3550_bank_fops = { -- 1.7.3.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html