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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:26:56 -0500 From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> To: pavel@...linux.ru Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Repalce strncmp by memcmp On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 17:18 -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote: > Um, do you realize that the kernel does not always use the same memcmp > as gcc. > Note, I'm not against the change, because in 99% of the cases, memcmp() can and will be faster, and we don't need to worry about these strange cases. What I'm against is a blind s/strncmp/memcmp/ of the kernel, because it may have side effects that you may not have thought of. -- Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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