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The simple_str* family of functions perform no error checking in scenarios where the input value overflows the intended output variable. This results in these functions successfully returning even when the output does not match the input string. Or as it was mentioned [1], "...simple_strtol(), simple_strtoll(), simple_strtoul(), and simple_strtoull() functions explicitly ignore overflows, which may lead to unexpected results in callers." Hence, the use of those functions is discouraged. This patch replaces all uses of the simple_strto* series of functions with their safer kstrto* alternatives. Side effects of this patch: - Every string to long or long long conversion using kstrto* is now checked for failure. - kstrto* errors are handled with appropriate `KDB_BADINT` wherever applicable. - A good side effect is that we end up saving a few lines of code since unlike in simple_strto* functions, kstrto functions do not need an additional "end pointer" variable, and the return values of the latter can be directly checked in an "if" statement without the need to define additional `ret` or `err` variables. This, of course, results in cleaner, yet still easy to understand code. [1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#simple-strtol-simple-strtoll-simple-strtoul-simple-strtoull Signed-off-by: Yuran Pereira <yuran.pereira@hotmail.com> [nir: addressed review comments by fixing styling, invalid conversion and a missing error return] Signed-off-by: Nir Lichtman <nir@lichtman.org> Reviewed-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241028191916.GA918454@lichtman.org Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@linaro.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.