[PATCH] edac: edac_device_sysfs: replace simple_strtoul with kstrtoul

From: Jad Keskes

Date: Tue Jun 23 2026 - 07:53:41 EST


simple_strtoul is deprecated. These calls also didn't validate input -
echoing 'garbage' would just set the value to 0 with no error.

Use kstrtoul instead so bogus data gets -EINVAL back.

Signed-off-by: Jad Keskes <inasj268@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
index b1c2717cd023..da804ebe3626 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device_sysfs.c
@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@ static ssize_t edac_device_ctl_log_ue_store(struct edac_device_ctl_info
*ctl_info, const char *data,
size_t count)
{
+ unsigned long val;
+ int ret;
+
/* if parameter is zero, turn off flag, if non-zero turn on flag */
- ctl_info->log_ue = (simple_strtoul(data, NULL, 0) != 0);
+ ret = kstrtoul(data, 0, &val);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ ctl_info->log_ue = !!val;

return count;
}
@@ -54,8 +60,14 @@ static ssize_t edac_device_ctl_log_ce_store(struct edac_device_ctl_info
*ctl_info, const char *data,
size_t count)
{
+ unsigned long val;
+ int ret;
+
/* if parameter is zero, turn off flag, if non-zero turn on flag */
- ctl_info->log_ce = (simple_strtoul(data, NULL, 0) != 0);
+ ret = kstrtoul(data, 0, &val);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ ctl_info->log_ce = !!val;

return count;
}
@@ -71,8 +83,14 @@ static ssize_t edac_device_ctl_panic_on_ue_store(struct edac_device_ctl_info
*ctl_info, const char *data,
size_t count)
{
+ unsigned long val;
+ int ret;
+
/* if parameter is zero, turn off flag, if non-zero turn on flag */
- ctl_info->panic_on_ue = (simple_strtoul(data, NULL, 0) != 0);
+ ret = kstrtoul(data, 0, &val);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ ctl_info->panic_on_ue = !!val;

return count;
}
@@ -89,13 +107,16 @@ static ssize_t edac_device_ctl_poll_msec_store(struct edac_device_ctl_info
size_t count)
{
unsigned long value;
+ int ret;

/* get the value and enforce that it is non-zero, must be at least
* one millisecond for the delay period, between scans
* Then cancel last outstanding delay for the work request
* and set a new one.
*/
- value = simple_strtoul(data, NULL, 0);
+ ret = kstrtoul(data, 0, &value);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
edac_device_reset_delay_period(ctl_info, value);

return count;
--
2.54.0