Re: [PATCH] usb: misc: usbsevseg: replace deprecated simple_strtoul with kstrtouint

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From: Oliver Neukum

Date: Mon Jun 22 2026 - 09:06:44 EST

On 22.06.26 14:50, Jad Keskes wrote:

simple_strtoul() is deprecated. kstrtouint() actually tells you when
the input is garbage instead of silently accepting zero.

That changes the API visible to user space. Is this a good idea?

Regards
Oliver