linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging/adt7316 Fix some 'interesting' string operations

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Date:	Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:03:03 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bill Pemberton <wfp5p@...ginia.edu>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@....ac.uk>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Sonic Zhang <sonic.zhang@...log.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging/adt7316 Fix some 'interesting' string operations

On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 02:37:24PM -0700, Luck, Tony wrote:
> Calling memcmp() to check the value of the first byte in a string is overkill.
> Just use buf[0] == '1' or buf[0] != '1' as appropriate.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>

I'll let Jonathan take this through his tree which eventually makes it
to mine.

thanks,

greg k-h
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