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From: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
To: U-Boot Mailing List <u-boot@lists.denx.de>
Cc: "Eugeniu Rosca" <erosca@de.adit-jv.com>,
	"Roland Gaudig" <roland.gaudig@weidmueller.com>,
	"Heinrich Schuchardt" <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>,
	"Stefan Herbrechtsmeier" <stefan.herbrechtsmeier@weidmueller.com>,
	"Sean Anderson" <seanga2@gmail.com>,
	"Marek Behún" <marek.behun@nic.cz>,
	"Tom Rini" <trini@konsulko.com>, "Marek Vasut" <marex@denx.de>,
	"Simon Glass" <sjg@chromium.org>,
	"Joe Hershberger" <joe.hershberger@ni.com>
Subject: [PATCH 00/15] lib: Add support for a decimal 0m prefix for numbers
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:29:24 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210720132940.1171011-1-sjg@chromium.org> (raw)

U-Boot mostly uses hex for value input, largely because addresses are much
easier to understand in hex.

But in some cases a hex value is requested, but it is more convenient to
provide a decimal value. This may be because the value comes from another
source, where its base cannot be controlled.

This series adds support for a 0m prefix to indicate a decimal number. The
letter 'm' is chosen because:

   - 'm' as in deciMal
   - cannot use a-f since they indicate a hex value (e.g. 0d would be
       ambiguous)
   - 'l' is harder to read since 1 and l look similar (0l123)
   - 't' (as in ten) seems a bit obscure
   - 'n' (Number) is easier to read than 'm', but a bit vague as to
     meaning

At present, base prefixes are only accepted when no specific base is
provided to the simple_strtoul() function, i.e. base is 0. This is not
very flexible, so this series updates the code to always allow a base
prefix. So when decimal is requested, it is possible to provide 0x123 to
get a hex value.

A final patch is included for discussion only. This is intended to change
the default to hex consistently through U-Boot, although it does not quite
accomplish that. If this goal is desirable, then we should also consider:

   - dropping the base argument, since callers can now hextoul() and
     dectoul() when a specific base is requested
   - converting these calls (with base == 0) to hextoul() since that is
     what would mean


Simon Glass (15):
  hash: Ensure verification hex pairs are terminated
  global: Convert simple_strtoul() with hex to hextoul()
  global: Convert simple_strtoul() with decimal to dectoul()
  lib: Comment the base parameter with simple_strtoul/l()
  lib: Drop unnecessary check for hex digit
  lib: Add tests for simple_strtoull()
  lib: Add octal tests for simple_strtoul/l()
  lib: Move common digit-parsing code into a function
  doc: Convert command-line info to rST
  doc: Add a note about number representation
  lib: Allow using 0x when a decimal value is requested
  lib: Support a decimal prefix 0m
  RFC: lib: Support a binary prefix 0y
  RFC: lib: Use 0o prefix for octal
  RFC: Change simple_strtoul() et al to default to hex

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 arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/snvs_security_sc.c     |  56 ++++----
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 arch/arm/mach-keystone/cmd_clock.c            |  10 +-
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 arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/cpu.c                  |   2 +-
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 arch/arm/mach-socfpga/vab.c                   |   4 +-
 arch/arm/mach-stm32mp/cmd_stm32key.c          |   4 +-
 .../cmd_stm32prog/cmd_stm32prog.c             |   6 +-
 .../mach-stm32mp/cmd_stm32prog/stm32prog.c    |   2 +-
 arch/arm/mach-uniphier/board_late_init.c      |   2 +-
 arch/arm/mach-zynqmp/mp.c                     |   2 +-
 arch/mips/mach-octeon/bootoctlinux.c          |   5 +-
 arch/nds32/lib/bootm.c                        |   2 +-
 arch/nios2/lib/bootm.c                        |   2 +-
 arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/ecc.c                |  18 +--
 arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/mp.c                 |   2 +-
 arch/sh/lib/zimageboot.c                      |   5 +-
 arch/x86/lib/zimage.c                         |  14 +-
 board/Arcturus/ucp1020/ucp1020.c              |   2 +-
 board/BuS/eb_cpu5282/eb_cpu5282.c             |  10 +-
 board/Marvell/octeontx2/board.c               |   2 +-
 board/amlogic/beelink-s922x/beelink-s922x.c   |   2 +-
 board/amlogic/odroid-n2/odroid-n2.c           |   2 +-
 board/amlogic/vim3/vim3.c                     |   2 +-
 board/atmel/common/board.c                    |   2 +-
 board/bluewater/gurnard/gurnard.c             |   2 +-
 board/cavium/thunderx/atf.c                   |  32 ++---
 board/compulab/common/eeprom.c                |   2 +-
 board/compulab/common/omap3_display.c         |   2 +-
 board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c             |   2 +-
 board/esd/meesc/meesc.c                       |   2 +-
 board/freescale/common/cmd_esbc_validate.c    |   2 +-
 board/freescale/common/fsl_validate.c         |   2 +-
 board/freescale/common/pixis.c                |   8 +-
 board/freescale/common/sys_eeprom.c           |   6 +-
 board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2160aqds.c      |   2 +-
 board/freescale/lx2160a/eth_lx2162aqds.c      |   2 +-
 board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/p1_p2_rdb_pc.c   |   2 +-
 board/freescale/p2041rdb/cpld.c               |   4 +-
 board/gateworks/gw_ventana/common.c           |   2 +-
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 board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c       |   4 +-
 board/gateworks/venice/gsc.c                  |   2 +-
 board/gdsys/common/cmd_ioloop.c               |  16 +--
 board/gdsys/common/osd.c                      |  18 +--
 board/gdsys/common/osd_cmd.c                  |  16 +--
 board/keymile/common/common.c                 |   4 +-
 board/kontron/sl28/cmds.c                     |   2 +-
 board/menlo/m53menlo/m53menlo.c               |   2 +-
 board/renesas/stout/cpld.c                    |   4 +-
 board/renesas/ulcb/cpld.c                     |   4 +-
 board/samsung/common/exynos5-dt.c             |   2 +-
 board/samsung/odroid/odroid.c                 |   2 +-
 board/siemens/common/factoryset.c             |  14 +-
 board/siemens/taurus/taurus.c                 |   5 +-
 .../unmatched/hifive-platform-i2c-eeprom.c    |   8 +-
 board/synopsys/hsdk/env-lib.c                 |   4 +-
 board/ti/am64x/evm.c                          |   2 +-
 board/ti/j721e/evm.c                          |   2 +-
 board/toradex/common/tdx-cfg-block.c          |  14 +-
 board/varisys/common/sys_eeprom.c             |   6 +-
 .../work_92105/work_92105_display.c           |   3 +-
 board/xilinx/common/fru.c                     |   4 +-
 board/xilinx/versal/cmds.c                    |   2 +-
 board/xilinx/zynq/cmds.c                      |  14 +-
 board/xilinx/zynqmp/cmds.c                    |  46 +++----
 cmd/abootimg.c                                |   2 +-
 cmd/adtimg.c                                  |   2 +-
 cmd/aes.c                                     |  10 +-
 cmd/armflash.c                                |   2 +-
 cmd/avb.c                                     |  26 ++--
 cmd/axi.c                                     |  18 +--
 cmd/bedbug.c                                  |   6 +-
 cmd/bind.c                                    |   4 +-
 cmd/binop.c                                   |   8 +-
 cmd/blk_common.c                              |  16 +--
 cmd/blob.c                                    |   8 +-
 cmd/bmp.c                                     |  10 +-
 cmd/boot.c                                    |   2 +-
 cmd/bootefi.c                                 |   4 +-
 cmd/booti.c                                   |   2 +-
 cmd/bootm.c                                   |   4 +-
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 cmd/bootz.c                                   |   2 +-
 cmd/broadcom/nitro_image_load.c               |   4 +-
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 cmd/clk.c                                     |   2 +-
 cmd/clone.c                                   |   2 +-
 cmd/cramfs.c                                  |   4 +-
 cmd/cros_ec.c                                 |   8 +-
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 cmd/disk.c                                    |   2 +-
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 cmd/elf.c                                     |   4 +-
 cmd/exit.c                                    |   2 +-
 cmd/fastboot.c                                |   4 +-
 cmd/fdt.c                                     |  41 +++---
 cmd/flash.c                                   |  16 +--
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 cmd/fpgad.c                                   |   6 +-
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 cmd/host.c                                    |   6 +-
 cmd/i2c.c                                     |  68 +++++-----
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 cmd/io.c                                      |   8 +-
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 cmd/mdio.c                                    |   2 +-
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 cmd/mfsl.c                                    |  14 +-
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 cmd/mmc.c                                     |  80 +++++------
 cmd/mp.c                                      |   2 +-
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 cmd/mvebu/bubt.c                              |   2 +-
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 cmd/read.c                                    |  10 +-
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 cmd/source.c                                  |   2 +-
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 cmd/ti/ddr3.c                                 |  10 +-
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 cmd/ubi.c                                     |  10 +-
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 cmd/ufs.c                                     |   2 +-
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 cmd/w1.c                                      |   8 +-
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 cmd/zip.c                                     |   8 +-
 common/bedbug.c                               |   4 +-
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 common/fdt_support.c                          |   2 +-
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 common/image-fdt.c                            |   6 +-
 common/image-fit.c                            |   2 +-
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 common/kallsyms.c                             |   2 +-
 common/lcd.c                                  |   2 +-
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 common/splash.c                               |   4 +-
 common/splash_source.c                        |   2 +-
 common/update.c                               |   2 +-
 disk/part.c                                   |   6 +-
 disk/part_amiga.c                             |   4 +-
 doc/usage/cmdline.rst                         | 103 +++++++++++++++
 doc/usage/index.rst                           |   1 +
 drivers/dfu/dfu_mmc.c                         |   2 +-
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 drivers/dfu/dfu_nand.c                        |   8 +-
 drivers/dfu/dfu_ram.c                         |   4 +-
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 drivers/dfu/dfu_virt.c                        |   2 +-
 drivers/fastboot/fb_command.c                 |   2 +-
 drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c                    |   2 +-
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 drivers/gpio/pca953x.c                        |   4 +-
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 drivers/misc/ds4510.c                         |  10 +-
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 drivers/net/fm/fdt.c                          |   2 +-
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 drivers/net/netconsole.c                      |   6 +-
 drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_cmd.c                 |  14 +-
 drivers/net/pfe_eth/pfe_firmware.c            |   2 +-
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 drivers/net/phy/mv88e6352.c                   |  14 +-
 drivers/net/qe/dm_qe_uec.c                    |   4 +-
 drivers/pinctrl/nexell/pinctrl-nexell.c       |   2 +-
 drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-uclass.c              |   2 +-
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 drivers/qe/qe.c                               |   4 +-
 drivers/ram/octeon/octeon_ddr.c               |   2 +-
 drivers/rtc/m41t60.c                          |   2 +-
 drivers/serial/serial-uclass.c                |   2 +-
 drivers/serial/serial.c                       |   2 +-
 drivers/usb/cdns3/gadget.c                    |   2 +-
 drivers/usb/gadget/epautoconf.c               |   2 +-
 drivers/usb/gadget/ether.c                    |   3 +-
 drivers/video/ati_radeon_fb.c                 |   2 +-
 drivers/video/cfb_console.c                   |   2 +-
 drivers/video/mx3fb.c                         |   2 +-
 drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c             |   4 +-
 examples/standalone/atmel_df_pow2.c           |   5 +-
 fs/fs.c                                       |  14 +-
 include/vsprintf.h                            |  63 ++++++++-
 lib/dhry/cmd_dhry.c                           |   2 +-
 lib/fdtdec.c                                  |   2 +-
 lib/net_utils.c                               |   4 +-
 lib/strto.c                                   |  80 ++++++++---
 lib/uuid.c                                    |  14 +-
 lib/vsprintf.c                                |   2 +-
 net/bootp.c                                   |   2 +-
 net/eth-uclass.c                              |   4 +-
 net/eth_legacy.c                              |   2 +-
 net/net.c                                     |   2 +-
 net/tftp.c                                    |  13 +-
 test/str_ut.c                                 | 125 +++++++++++++++++-
 254 files changed, 1217 insertions(+), 950 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 doc/usage/cmdline.rst

-- 
2.32.0.402.g57bb445576-goog


             reply	other threads:[~2021-07-20 13:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-07-20 13:29 Simon Glass [this message]
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 01/15] hash: Ensure verification hex pairs are terminated Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 02/15] global: Convert simple_strtoul() with hex to hextoul() Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 03/15] global: Convert simple_strtoul() with decimal to dectoul() Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 04/15] lib: Comment the base parameter with simple_strtoul/l() Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 05/15] lib: Drop unnecessary check for hex digit Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 06/15] lib: Add tests for simple_strtoull() Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 07/15] lib: Add octal tests for simple_strtoul/l() Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 08/15] lib: Move common digit-parsing code into a function Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 09/15] doc: Convert command-line info to rST Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 10/15] doc: Add a note about number representation Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 11/15] lib: Allow using 0x when a decimal value is requested Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 12/15] lib: Support a decimal prefix 0m Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 13/15] RFC: lib: Support a binary prefix 0y Simon Glass
2021-07-21  8:05   ` Sean Anderson
2021-07-21  8:30     ` Wolfgang Denk
2021-07-21  8:27   ` Wolfgang Denk
2021-07-21 14:23     ` Simon Glass
2021-07-22  9:48       ` Wolfgang Denk
2021-07-22 13:28         ` Simon Glass
2021-07-22 14:44           ` Tom Rini
2021-07-23  3:07             ` Simon Glass
2021-07-23  6:55           ` Wolfgang Denk
2021-07-23 21:41             ` Simon Glass
2021-07-24 13:00               ` Wolfgang Denk
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 14/15] RFC: lib: Use 0o prefix for octal Simon Glass
2021-07-20 13:29 ` [PATCH 15/15] RFC: Change simple_strtoul() et al to default to hex Simon Glass
2021-07-20 14:22 ` [PATCH 00/15] lib: Add support for a decimal 0m prefix for numbers Tom Rini
2021-07-20 15:57   ` Simon Glass
2021-07-20 16:05     ` Tom Rini
2021-07-20 16:30       ` Eugeniu Rosca
2021-07-20 18:33       ` Simon Glass
2021-07-20 19:28         ` Tom Rini
2021-07-21 13:57           ` Simon Glass
2021-07-21  7:52       ` Wolfgang Denk
2021-07-21 14:46         ` Simon Glass
2021-07-23 21:41           ` Simon Glass
2021-07-20 15:00 ` Jonathan A. Kollasch
2021-07-20 15:04   ` Tom Rini
2021-07-21  7:42 ` Wolfgang Denk

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