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/s390/cio/qdio_debug.c | 12 +++--------- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_debug.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_debug.c index f8b03a6..0e615cb 100644 --- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_debug.c +++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_debug.c @@ -188,19 +188,13 @@ static ssize_t qperf_seq_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf, struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr = seq->private; struct qdio_q *q; unsigned long val; - char buf[8]; int ret, i; if (!irq_ptr) return 0; - if (count >= sizeof(buf)) - return -EINVAL; - if (copy_from_user(&buf, ubuf, count)) - return -EFAULT; - buf[count] = 0; - - ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &val); - if (ret < 0) + + ret = kstrtoul_from_user(ubuf, count, 10, &val); + if (ret) return ret; switch (val) { -- 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