linux-kernel - Re: + mm-utilc-add-kstrimdup.patch added to -mm tree

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Date:	Mon, 3 Feb 2014 12:58:45 +0300
From:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
To:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	mm-commits@...r.kernel.org, David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, sebastian.capella@...aro.org
Subject: Re: + mm-utilc-add-kstrimdup.patch added to -mm tree

On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 12:45 AM,  <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> kstrimdup() creates a whitespace-trimmed duplicate of the passed in
> null-terminated string.  This is useful for strings coming from sysfs that
> often include trailing whitespace due to user input.

I think kernel should be strict in what it accepts, otherwise
case-insensivity and
what not will be added some day.

Shell will trim whitespace for you.
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