Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 18 Aug 2003 01:46:18 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | [PATCH] use simple_strtoul for unsigned kernel parameters |
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The largest "unsigned int" value doesn't fit in a "long", on many machines. So we should use simple_strtoul, not simple_strtol, to decode these values.
Enjoy, -- Jamie
--- orig-2.5.75/kernel/params.c 2003-07-08 21:44:26.000000000 +0100 +++ laptop-2.5.75/kernel/params.c 2003-08-17 03:17:40.116594605 +0100 @@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ } STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(short, short, "%hi", long, simple_strtol); -STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(ushort, unsigned short, "%hu", long, simple_strtol); +STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(ushort, unsigned short, "%hu", unsigned long, simple_strtoul); STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(int, int, "%i", long, simple_strtol); -STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(uint, unsigned int, "%u", long, simple_strtol); +STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(uint, unsigned int, "%u", unsigned long, simple_strtoul); STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(long, long, "%li", long, simple_strtol); STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(ulong, unsigned long, "%lu", unsigned long, simple_strtoul); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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