Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] initramfs: test and improve cpio hex header validation

[Petr Mladek]

On Mon 2026-03-23 15:54:16, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> The series that introduced simple_strntoul() had passed into kernel
> without proper review and hence reinvented a wheel that's not needed.
> Here is the refactoring to show that. It can go via PRINTK or VFS
> tree.

I could take it via printk tree. But some VFS maintainer would need
to ack the first 4 patches. Especially, I want to know whether:

   + They mind about the switch from hardcoded format
     to "*fmt" parameter (1st patch).

   + The behavior change is acceptable from their POV (4th).
     Might it break some userspace?

Best Regards,
Petr