[PATCH 1/1] lib: import kstrtox from the kernel 3.8

[Sascha Hauer]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 05:33:41PM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj at jcrosoft.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/kernel.h |   94 +++++++++++++-
>  lib/Makefile           |    1 +
>  lib/kstrtox.c          |  322 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/kstrtox.h          |    8 ++
>  lib/vsprintf.c         |  109 ++++++++--------
>  5 files changed, 484 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 lib/kstrtox.c
>  create mode 100644 lib/kstrtox.h

You introduce a lot of new code without saying a single word why we need
this, what is wrong with the current implemementation or what's the
motivation for this.

Sascha


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