diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index baea2eb763d0..7bb0a5cb7d57 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/math.h>
 #include <linux/minmax.h>
@@ -180,148 +181,6 @@ static inline void might_fault(void) { }
 void do_exit(long error_code) __noreturn;
 void complete_and_exit(struct completion *, long) __noreturn;
 
-/* Internal, do not use. */
-int __must_check _kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res);
-int __must_check _kstrtol(const char *s, unsigned int base, long *res);
-
-int __must_check kstrtoull(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long long *res);
-int __must_check kstrtoll(const char *s, unsigned int base, long long *res);
-
-/**
- * kstrtoul - convert a string to an unsigned long
- * @s: The start of the string. The string must be null-terminated, and may also
- *  include a single newline before its terminating null. The first character
- *  may also be a plus sign, but not a minus sign.
- * @base: The number base to use. The maximum supported base is 16. If base is
- *  given as 0, then the base of the string is automatically detected with the
- *  conventional semantics - If it begins with 0x the number will be parsed as a
- *  hexadecimal (case insensitive), if it otherwise begins with 0, it will be
- *  parsed as an octal number. Otherwise it will be parsed as a decimal.
- * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Preferred over simple_strtoul(). Return code must be checked.
-*/
-static inline int __must_check kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res)
-{
-	/*
-	 * We want to shortcut function call, but
-	 * __builtin_types_compatible_p(unsigned long, unsigned long long) = 0.
-	 */
-	if (sizeof(unsigned long) == sizeof(unsigned long long) &&
-	    __alignof__(unsigned long) == __alignof__(unsigned long long))
-		return kstrtoull(s, base, (unsigned long long *)res);
-	else
-		return _kstrtoul(s, base, res);
-}
-
-/**
- * kstrtol - convert a string to a long
- * @s: The start of the string. The string must be null-terminated, and may also
- *  include a single newline before its terminating null. The first character
- *  may also be a plus sign or a minus sign.
- * @base: The number base to use. The maximum supported base is 16. If base is
- *  given as 0, then the base of the string is automatically detected with the
- *  conventional semantics - If it begins with 0x the number will be parsed as a
- *  hexadecimal (case insensitive), if it otherwise begins with 0, it will be
- *  parsed as an octal number. Otherwise it will be parsed as a decimal.
- * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
- * Preferred over simple_strtol(). Return code must be checked.
- */
-static inline int __must_check kstrtol(const char *s, unsigned int base, long *res)
-{
-	/*
-	 * We want to shortcut function call, but
-	 * __builtin_types_compatible_p(long, long long) = 0.
-	 */
-	if (sizeof(long) == sizeof(long long) &&
-	    __alignof__(long) == __alignof__(long long))
-		return kstrtoll(s, base, (long long *)res);
-	else
-		return _kstrtol(s, base, res);
-}
-
-int __must_check kstrtouint(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned int *res);
-int __must_check kstrtoint(const char *s, unsigned int base, int *res);
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtou64(const char *s, unsigned int base, u64 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtoull(s, base, res);
-}
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtos64(const char *s, unsigned int base, s64 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtoll(s, base, res);
-}
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtou32(const char *s, unsigned int base, u32 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtouint(s, base, res);
-}
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtos32(const char *s, unsigned int base, s32 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtoint(s, base, res);
-}
-
-int __must_check kstrtou16(const char *s, unsigned int base, u16 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtos16(const char *s, unsigned int base, s16 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtou8(const char *s, unsigned int base, u8 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtos8(const char *s, unsigned int base, s8 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtobool(const char *s, bool *res);
-
-int __must_check kstrtoull_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, unsigned long long *res);
-int __must_check kstrtoll_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, long long *res);
-int __must_check kstrtoul_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res);
-int __must_check kstrtol_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, long *res);
-int __must_check kstrtouint_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, unsigned int *res);
-int __must_check kstrtoint_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, int *res);
-int __must_check kstrtou16_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u16 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtos16_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s16 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtou8_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u8 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtos8_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s8 *res);
-int __must_check kstrtobool_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, bool *res);
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtou64_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u64 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtoull_from_user(s, count, base, res);
-}
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtos64_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s64 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtoll_from_user(s, count, base, res);
-}
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtou32_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u32 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtouint_from_user(s, count, base, res);
-}
-
-static inline int __must_check kstrtos32_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s32 *res)
-{
-	return kstrtoint_from_user(s, count, base, res);
-}
-
-/*
- * Use kstrto<foo> instead.
- *
- * NOTE: simple_strto<foo> does not check for the range overflow and,
- *	 depending on the input, may give interesting results.
- *
- * Use these functions if and only if you cannot use kstrto<foo>, because
- * the conversion ends on the first non-digit character, which may be far
- * beyond the supported range. It might be useful to parse the strings like
- * 10x50 or 12:21 without altering original string or temporary buffer in use.
- * Keep in mind above caveat.
- */
-
-extern unsigned long simple_strtoul(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
-extern long simple_strtol(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
-extern unsigned long long simple_strtoull(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
-extern long long simple_strtoll(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
-
 extern int num_to_str(char *buf, int size,
 		      unsigned long long num, unsigned int width);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kstrtox.h b/include/linux/kstrtox.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..529974e22ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/kstrtox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _LINUX_KSTRTOX_H
+#define _LINUX_KSTRTOX_H
+
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/* Internal, do not use. */
+int __must_check _kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res);
+int __must_check _kstrtol(const char *s, unsigned int base, long *res);
+
+int __must_check kstrtoull(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long long *res);
+int __must_check kstrtoll(const char *s, unsigned int base, long long *res);
+
+/**
+ * kstrtoul - convert a string to an unsigned long
+ * @s: The start of the string. The string must be null-terminated, and may also
+ *  include a single newline before its terminating null. The first character
+ *  may also be a plus sign, but not a minus sign.
+ * @base: The number base to use. The maximum supported base is 16. If base is
+ *  given as 0, then the base of the string is automatically detected with the
+ *  conventional semantics - If it begins with 0x the number will be parsed as a
+ *  hexadecimal (case insensitive), if it otherwise begins with 0, it will be
+ *  parsed as an octal number. Otherwise it will be parsed as a decimal.
+ * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtoul(). Return code must be checked.
+*/
+static inline int __must_check kstrtoul(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res)
+{
+	/*
+	 * We want to shortcut function call, but
+	 * __builtin_types_compatible_p(unsigned long, unsigned long long) = 0.
+	 */
+	if (sizeof(unsigned long) == sizeof(unsigned long long) &&
+	    __alignof__(unsigned long) == __alignof__(unsigned long long))
+		return kstrtoull(s, base, (unsigned long long *)res);
+	else
+		return _kstrtoul(s, base, res);
+}
+
+/**
+ * kstrtol - convert a string to a long
+ * @s: The start of the string. The string must be null-terminated, and may also
+ *  include a single newline before its terminating null. The first character
+ *  may also be a plus sign or a minus sign.
+ * @base: The number base to use. The maximum supported base is 16. If base is
+ *  given as 0, then the base of the string is automatically detected with the
+ *  conventional semantics - If it begins with 0x the number will be parsed as a
+ *  hexadecimal (case insensitive), if it otherwise begins with 0, it will be
+ *  parsed as an octal number. Otherwise it will be parsed as a decimal.
+ * @res: Where to write the result of the conversion on success.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, -ERANGE on overflow and -EINVAL on parsing error.
+ * Preferred over simple_strtol(). Return code must be checked.
+ */
+static inline int __must_check kstrtol(const char *s, unsigned int base, long *res)
+{
+	/*
+	 * We want to shortcut function call, but
+	 * __builtin_types_compatible_p(long, long long) = 0.
+	 */
+	if (sizeof(long) == sizeof(long long) &&
+	    __alignof__(long) == __alignof__(long long))
+		return kstrtoll(s, base, (long long *)res);
+	else
+		return _kstrtol(s, base, res);
+}
+
+int __must_check kstrtouint(const char *s, unsigned int base, unsigned int *res);
+int __must_check kstrtoint(const char *s, unsigned int base, int *res);
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtou64(const char *s, unsigned int base, u64 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtoull(s, base, res);
+}
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtos64(const char *s, unsigned int base, s64 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtoll(s, base, res);
+}
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtou32(const char *s, unsigned int base, u32 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtouint(s, base, res);
+}
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtos32(const char *s, unsigned int base, s32 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtoint(s, base, res);
+}
+
+int __must_check kstrtou16(const char *s, unsigned int base, u16 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtos16(const char *s, unsigned int base, s16 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtou8(const char *s, unsigned int base, u8 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtos8(const char *s, unsigned int base, s8 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtobool(const char *s, bool *res);
+
+int __must_check kstrtoull_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, unsigned long long *res);
+int __must_check kstrtoll_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, long long *res);
+int __must_check kstrtoul_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, unsigned long *res);
+int __must_check kstrtol_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, long *res);
+int __must_check kstrtouint_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, unsigned int *res);
+int __must_check kstrtoint_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, int *res);
+int __must_check kstrtou16_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u16 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtos16_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s16 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtou8_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u8 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtos8_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s8 *res);
+int __must_check kstrtobool_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, bool *res);
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtou64_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u64 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtoull_from_user(s, count, base, res);
+}
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtos64_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s64 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtoll_from_user(s, count, base, res);
+}
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtou32_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, u32 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtouint_from_user(s, count, base, res);
+}
+
+static inline int __must_check kstrtos32_from_user(const char __user *s, size_t count, unsigned int base, s32 *res)
+{
+	return kstrtoint_from_user(s, count, base, res);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Use kstrto<foo> instead.
+ *
+ * NOTE: simple_strto<foo> does not check for the range overflow and,
+ *	 depending on the input, may give interesting results.
+ *
+ * Use these functions if and only if you cannot use kstrto<foo>, because
+ * the conversion ends on the first non-digit character, which may be far
+ * beyond the supported range. It might be useful to parse the strings like
+ * 10x50 or 12:21 without altering original string or temporary buffer in use.
+ * Keep in mind above caveat.
+ */
+
+extern unsigned long simple_strtoul(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
+extern long simple_strtol(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
+extern unsigned long long simple_strtoull(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
+extern long long simple_strtoll(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
+
+static inline int strtobool(const char *s, bool *res)
+{
+	return kstrtobool(s, res);
+}
+
+#endif	/* _LINUX_KSTRTOX_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index 9521d8cab18e..b48d2d28e0b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_STRING_H_
 #define _LINUX_STRING_H_
 
-
 #include <linux/compiler.h>	/* for inline */
 #include <linux/types.h>	/* for size_t */
 #include <linux/stddef.h>	/* for NULL */
@@ -184,12 +183,6 @@ extern char **argv_split(gfp_t gfp, const char *str, int *argcp);
 extern void argv_free(char **argv);
 
 extern bool sysfs_streq(const char *s1, const char *s2);
-extern int kstrtobool(const char *s, bool *res);
-static inline int strtobool(const char *s, bool *res)
-{
-	return kstrtobool(s, res);
-}
-
 int match_string(const char * const *array, size_t n, const char *string);
 int __sysfs_match_string(const char * const *array, size_t n, const char *s);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
index d0965e2997b0..b134b2b3371c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/kstrtox.c b/lib/kstrtox.c
index 0b5fe8b41173..059b8b00dc53 100644
--- a/lib/kstrtox.c
+++ b/lib/kstrtox.c
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
  */
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/math64.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
+#include <linux/math64.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+
 #include "kstrtox.h"
 
 const char *_parse_integer_fixup_radix(const char *s, unsigned int *base)
diff --git a/lib/parser.c b/lib/parser.c
index f1a6d90b8c34..bcb23484100e 100644
--- a/lib/parser.c
+++ b/lib/parser.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
 #include <linux/parser.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
