The patch titled Subject: kstrto*: correct documentation references to simple_strto*() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is kstrto-correct-documentation-references-to-simple_strto.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/kstrto-correct-documentation-references-to-simple_strto.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/kstrto-correct-documentation-references-to-simple_strto.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: "Kars Mulder" <kerneldev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: kstrto*: correct documentation references to simple_strto*() The documentation of the kstrto*() functions reference the simple_strtoull function by "used as a replacement for [the obsolete] simple_strtoull". All these functions describes themselves as replacements for the function simple_strtoull, even though a function like kstrtol() would be more aptly described as a replacement of simple_strtol(). Fix these references by making the documentation of kstrto*() reference the closest simple_strto*() equivalent available. The functions kstrto[u]int() do not have direct simple_strto[u]int() equivalences, so these are made to refer to simple_strto[u]l() instead. Furthermore, add parentheses after function names, as is standard in kernel documentation. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1ee1-5f234c00-f3-165a6440@234394593 Fixes: 4c925d6031f71 ("kstrto*: add documentation") Signed-off-by: Kars Mulder <kerneldev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Eldad Zack <eldad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Mans Rullgard <mans@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/kernel.h | 4 ++-- lib/kstrtox.c | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) --- a/include/linux/kernel.h~kstrto-correct-documentation-references-to-simple_strto +++ a/include/linux/kernel.h @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int __must_check kstrtoll(const char *s, * @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 simple_strtoull. Return code must be checked. + * Used as a replacement for the simple_strtoul(). Return code must be checked. */ static inline int __must_check kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res) { @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static inline int __must_check kstrtoul( * @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 simple_strtoull. Return code must be checked. + * Used as a replacement for the simple_strtol(). Return code must be checked. */ static inline int __must_check kstrtol(const char *s, unsigned int base, long *res) { --- a/lib/kstrtox.c~kstrto-correct-documentation-references-to-simple_strto +++ a/lib/kstrtox.c @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int _kstrtoull(const char *s, uns * @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 + * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtoull(). Return code must * be checked. */ int kstrtoull(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long long *res) @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kstrtoull); * @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 + * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtoll(). Return code must * be checked. */ int kstrtoll(const char *s, unsigned int base, long long *res) @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(_kstrtol); * @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 + * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtoul(). Return code must * be checked. */ int kstrtouint(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned int *res) @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kstrtouint); * @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 + * Used as a replacement for the obsolete simple_strtol(). Return code must * be checked. */ int kstrtoint(const char *s, unsigned int base, int *res) _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from kerneldev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx are kstrto-correct-documentation-references-to-simple_strto.patch kstrto-do-not-describe-simple_strto-as-obsolete-replaced.patch