linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions

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Message-ID: <4FC90C01.2060005@hp.com>
Date:	Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:37:53 -0600
From:	Thavatchai Makphaibulcboke <thavatchai.makpahibulchoke@...com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions

On 05/31/2012 09:38 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> We could always make a source code library, like we already in effect
> have for the compression functions themselves.
> 
> 	-hpa
> 

Thanks for the suggestion and comment.  I guess we could add a new
directory with a new file under arch, such as arch/lib/mem.c and use the
source include similar to the compression.

Thanks,
Mak.
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