2 * misc.c - various assorted functions
4 * Copyright (c) 2007 Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>, Pengutronix
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27 #include <linux/ctype.h>
30 * Like simple_strtoul() but handles an optional G, M, K or k
31 * suffix for Gigabyte, Megabyte or Kilobyte
33 unsigned long strtoul_suffix(const char *str
, char **endp
, int base
)
38 val
= simple_strtoul(str
, &end
, base
);
58 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strtoul_suffix
);
61 * This function parses strings in the form <startadr>[-endaddr]
62 * or <startadr>[+size] and fills in start and size accordingly.
63 * <startadr> and <endadr> can be given in decimal or hex (with 0x prefix)
64 * and can have an optional G, M, K or k suffix.
67 * 0x1000-0x2000 -> start = 0x1000, size = 0x1001
68 * 0x1000+0x1000 -> start = 0x1000, size = 0x1000
69 * 0x1000 -> start = 0x1000, size = ~0
70 * 1M+1k -> start = 0x100000, size = 0x400
72 int parse_area_spec(const char *str
, ulong
*start
, ulong
*size
)
80 *start
= strtoul_suffix(str
, &endp
, 0);
85 /* beginning given, but no size, assume maximum size */
91 /* beginning and end given */
92 end
= strtoul_suffix(str
+ 1, NULL
, 0);
94 printf("end < start\n");
97 *size
= end
- *start
+ 1;
102 /* beginning and size given */
103 *size
= strtoul_suffix(str
+ 1, NULL
, 0);
109 EXPORT_SYMBOL(parse_area_spec
);