linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper functions

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:15:59 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
CC:	nicolas.pitre@...aro.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	matt.fleming@...el.com, lasse.collin@...aani.org, jj@...osbits.net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] lib/decompress_unxz.c: removing all memory helper
 functions

On 06/14/2012 08:44 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
>>>
>>> Okay, given the issue raised with memcpy() calling __builtin_memcpy(),
>>> I don't think there's any value to me actually testing this, because
>>> that seems to need to be solved first?
>>
>> You mean __builtin_memcpy() calling memcpy(), right?
> 
> Indeed I do.

Right... that would manifest itself as a build failure, but it needs to
be fixed, so...

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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