Re: [PATCH v1 1/8] lib/string: introduce match_string() helper

Andy Shevchenko wrote:
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quoted

strncmp() case seems to be quite common.

Like I answered to Rasmus, please, provide real examples.

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int nmatch_string(array, array_size, string, string_len)
{
      do {
              strncmp();
      } while ();
}

int match_string(array, array_size, string)
{
      return nmatch_string(array, array_size, string,
strlen(string));
}

See above.

after some quick and inaccurate grepping, well, probably you're right - not worth it.

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drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c pcie_aspm_set_policy
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drivers/staging/android/ion/hisilicon/hi6220_ion.c get_type_by_name
drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lproc_lmv.c placement_name2policy
drivers/xen/sys-hypervisor.c pmu_mode_store

	-ss