linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] lib/string_helpers: export string_units

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jan 2016 15:44:06 +0000
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
To:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Robert Elliott <elliott@....com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] lib/string_helpers: export string_units_{2,10}
 for others

On Thu, 14 Jan, at 11:45:05AM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-01-12 at 15:13 +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > There is one user coming which would like to use those string arrays.
> > It might
> > be useful for any other user in the future.
> 
> Please, comment on the idea, but discard both patches, I'm cooking
> better approach.

I like this idea. I'm all for reusing existing code where possible.