kernel.h/checkpatch: mark strict_strto<foo> and simple_strto<foo> as obsolete
Mark obsolete/deprecated strict_strto<foo> and simple_strto<foo> functions
and macros as obsolete.
Update checkpatch to warn about their use.
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 0b3e35c..5ba679c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3151,10 +3151,10 @@
"consider using a completion\n" . $herecurr);
}
-# recommend kstrto* over simple_strto*
- if ($line =~ /\bsimple_(strto.*?)\s*\(/) {
+# recommend kstrto* over simple_strto* and strict_strto*
+ if ($line =~ /\b((simple|strict)_(strto(l|ll|ul|ull)))\s*\(/) {
WARN("CONSIDER_KSTRTO",
- "consider using kstrto* in preference to simple_$1\n" . $herecurr);
+ "$1 is obsolete, use k$3 instead\n" . $herecurr);
}
# check for __initcall(), use device_initcall() explicitly please
if ($line =~ /^.\s*__initcall\s*\(/) {