Re: [PATCH] Input: analog: replace deprecated simple_strtoul() with kstrtouint()

[Akash Sukhavasi]

On Sat, May 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM David Laight <david.laight.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> However that might break existing systems.
> So I'm not at all sure it should be done.

Hi David,

You're right. It could introduce regressions for users of analog
joysticks passing module parameters via scripts or boot configs.

Additionally, digging through list history: Dmitry reviewed this
same call in 2011 [1] and chose to leave it, noting the complex
parsing semantics were intentional for this context.

Withdrawing the patch. Thanks for the review.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20111108034805.GA21927@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Thanks,
Akash