Re: [PATCH] brd: replace simple_strtol with kstrtoul in ramdisk_size

[Jens Axboe]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:59:23 +0100, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> Replace simple_strtol() with the recommended kstrtoul() for parsing the
> 'ramdisk_size=' boot parameter. Unlike simple_strtol(), which returns a
> long, kstrtoul() converts the string directly to an unsigned long and
> avoids implicit casting.
> 
> Check the return value of kstrtoul() and reject invalid values. This
> adds error handling while preserving behavior for existing values, and
> removes use of the deprecated simple_strtol() helper. The current code
> silently sets 'rd_size = 0' if parsing fails, instead of leaving the
> default value (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE) unchanged.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] brd: replace simple_strtol with kstrtoul in ramdisk_size
      commit: 44b8a74a16101bd710f97c46a8f1d3078e0518f5

Best regards,
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Jens Axboe