linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] A need for "yesno"-function? (and "cleanup" of kernel.h)

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Message-Id: <1174065350.26648.58.camel@tara.firmix.at>
Date:	Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:15:50 +0100
From:	Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...mix.at>
To:	Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@...dent.ltu.se>
Cc:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	Kernel Janitors List <kernel-janitors@...ts.osdl.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] A need for "yesno"-function? (and "cleanup" of kernel.h)

On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 18:09 +0100, Richard Knutsson wrote:
> Bernd Petrovitsch wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 16:24 +0100, Richard Knutsson wrote:
> > [...]
> >   
> >> more readable). The big problem is, where to put it? Seems wrong to put 
> >> in <linux/string.h> since it appear to be a replica of userspace's 
> >> <string.h> (otherwise, why put mem*-functions in there?).
> >>     
> >
> > memcpy(3) and memcmp(3) are also there in user-space.
> >   
> Did I miss something or did you just restate what was stated? (If it was 
> not a replica, I think the mem*-functions would be better placed in 
> memory.h, or such)

Ah,  I misunderstood it as if you wonder why mem*() functions in
<string.h>.
Sorry.

	Bernd
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