{
char *endp;
- while (*buf && isspace(*buf))
- buf++;
- *value = simple_strtoul(buf, &endp, 0);
- while (*endp && isspace(*endp))
- endp++;
+ *value = simple_strtoul(skip_spaces(buf), &endp, 0);
+ endp = skip_spaces(endp);
if (*endp || *value > max)
return -EINVAL;