Re: [PATCH v2] lib/kstrtox.c: Add "false"/"true" support to kstrtobool

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Tue Apr 26 2022 - 09:27:12 EST


On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 12:10:01PM +0530, Jagdish Gediya wrote:
> At many places in kernel, It is necessary to convert sysfs input
> to corrosponding bool value e.g. "false" or "0" need to be converted
> to bool false, "true" or "1" need to be converted to bool true,
> places where such conversion is needed currently check the input
> string manually, kstrtobool can be utilized at such places but

kstrtobool()

> currently kstrtobool doesn't have support to "false"/"true".


Ditto.

> Add "false"/"true" support to kstrtobool while string conversion

Ditto.

> to bool. Modify existing manual sysfs conversions to use kstrtobool().

> This patch doesn't have any functionality change.

> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Richard Fitzgerald <rf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

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> lib/kstrtox.c | 7 +++++++
> mm/migrate.c | 6 +-----
> mm/swap_state.c | 6 +-----

Please, split to two.
Also Documentation update is missed.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko