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SIMPLE_STRTOUL(9)					     Basic C Library Functions						 SIMPLE_STRTOUL(9)

NAME
       simple_strtoul - convert a string to an unsigned long

SYNOPSIS
       unsigned long simple_strtoul(const char * cp, char ** endp, unsigned int base);

ARGUMENTS
       cp
	   The start of the string

       endp
	   A pointer to the end of the parsed string will be placed here

       base
	   The number base to use

DESCRIPTION
       This function is obsolete. Please use kstrtoul instead.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014							 SIMPLE_STRTOUL(9)