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Kars Mulder ef0f268533 kstrto*: do not describe simple_strto*() as obsolete/replaced
The documentation of the kstrto*() functions describes kstrto*() as
"replacements" of the "obsolete" simple_strto*() functions.  Both of these
terms are inaccurate: they're not replacements because they have different
behaviour, and the simple_strto*() are not obsolete because there are
cases where they have benefits over kstrto*().

Remove usage of the terms "replacement" and "obsolete" in reference to
simple_strto*(), and instead use the term "preferred over".

Fixes: 4c925d6031 ("kstrto*: add documentation")
Fixes: 885e68e8b7 ("kernel.h: update comment about simple_strto<foo>() functions")
Signed-off-by: Kars Mulder <kerneldev@karsmulder.nl>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Eldad Zack <eldad@fogrefinery.com>
Cc: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
Cc: Mans Rullgard <mans@mansr.com>
Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/29b9-5f234c80-13-4e3aa200@244003027
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2020-08-12 10:58:00 -07:00
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