linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] strings: helper for maximum decimal encoding of an unsigned integer

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Message-ID: <20120821212227.GA14194@umich.edu>
Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:22:27 -0400
From:	Jim Rees <rees@...ch.edu>
To:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] strings: helper for maximum decimal encoding of an
 unsigned integer

J. Bruce Fields wrote:

  From: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...hat.com>

  I've seen a couple examples recently where we've gotten this wrong.
  Maybe something like this would help?  Is there some better way?

  (Approximation due to Jim Rees).

Please add Suggested-by: Jim Rees <rees@...ch.edu>.  I'm thinking of
patenting the algorithm.
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