linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] x86/mtrr: Convert to use match

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Date:   Sun, 13 May 2018 21:23:07 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] x86/mtrr: Convert to use match_string() helper

On Fri, 4 May 2018, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

> The new helper returns index of the matching string in an array.

new helper? match_string() is in tree for 2 years.

> We are going to use it here.

Are we going to use it ? When?

"Replace the open coded array lookup." or something like that would be more
appropriate.

Thanks,

	tglx