Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] lib: add "on"/"off" support to kstrtobool

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Feb 04 2016 - 18:11:44 EST


On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 11:00 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Add support for "on" and "off" when converting to boolean.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> lib/kstrtox.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/lib/kstrtox.c b/lib/kstrtox.c
>> index e18f088704d7..09e83a19a96d 100644
>> --- a/lib/kstrtox.c
>> +++ b/lib/kstrtox.c
>> @@ -347,6 +347,20 @@ int kstrtobool(const char *s, unsigned int base, bool *res)
>
> Forgot update description?

Argh, thank you. Good eye. Sent another update.

-Kees

>
>> case '0':
>> *res = false;
>> return 0;
>> + case 'o':
>> + case 'O':
>> + switch (s[1]) {
>> + case 'n':
>> + case 'N':
>> + *res = true;
>> + return 0;
>> + case 'f':
>> + case 'F':
>> + *res = false;
>> + return 0;
>> + default:
>> + break;
>> + }
>> default:
>> break;
>> }
>> --
>> 2.6.3
>>
>
>
>
> --
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko



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Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security