Re: [PATCH 1/2] lib/strtox: introduce kstrtoull_suffix() helper

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 07:07:31AM +1030, Qu Wenruo wrote:
> On 2023/12/21 22:30, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> Then what about going the following path for the whole memparse() rabbit
> hole?
> 
> - Mark the old memparse() deprecated
> - Add a new function memparse_safe() (or rename the older one to
>   __memparse, and let the new one to be named memparse()?)
> - Add unit test for the new memparse_safe() or whatever the name is
> - Try my best to migrate as many call sites as possible
>   Only the two btrfs ones I'm 100% confident for now
> 
> Would that be a sounding plan?

As long as it does not break any ABI (like kernel command line parsing),
sounds good to me.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko