On Fri, 2014-06-13 at 14:58 -0700, David Rientjes wrote: > On Fri, 13 Jun 2014, Gui Hecheng wrote: > > > diff --git a/lib/cmdline.c b/lib/cmdline.c > > index d4932f7..76a712e 100644 > > --- a/lib/cmdline.c > > +++ b/lib/cmdline.c > > @@ -121,11 +121,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_options); > > * @retptr: (output) Optional pointer to next char after parse completes > > * > > * Parses a string into a number. The number stored at @ptr is > > - * potentially suffixed with %K (for kilobytes, or 1024 bytes), > > - * %M (for megabytes, or 1048576 bytes), or %G (for gigabytes, or > > - * 1073741824). If the number is suffixed with K, M, or G, then > > - * the return value is the number multiplied by one kilobyte, one > > - * megabyte, or one gigabyte, respectively. > > + * potentially suffixed with K, M, G, T, P, E. > > */ > > > > unsigned long long memparse(const char *ptr, char **retptr) > > @@ -135,6 +131,15 @@ unsigned long long memparse(const char *ptr, char > > **retptr) > > unsigned long long ret = simple_strtoull(ptr, &endptr, 0); > > > > switch (*endptr) { > > + case 'E': > > + case 'e': > > + ret <<= 10; > > + case 'P': > > + case 'p': > > + ret <<= 10; > > + case 'T': > > + case 't': > > + ret <<= 10; > > case 'G': > > case 'g': > > ret <<= 10; > > Seems fine since unsigned long long is always at least 64 bits, but > perhaps also change simple_strtoull() to use kstrtoull() at the same time > since the former is deprecated?
Yes, that is a point. But the deprecated function is a separate problem and may not be included in this patch. Also, I find that simple_strtoull is used in many places in the kernel code, it is better to replace it globally? -Gui -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/