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

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Date:	Mon, 3 Feb 2014 17:05:04 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	mm-commits@...r.kernel.org, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	sebastian.capella@...aro.org
Subject: Re: + mm-utilc-add-kstrimdup.patch added to -mm tree

On Mon, 3 Feb 2014, Alexey Dobriyan 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.
> 

The last we heard, I think Sebastian is looking to redo this series and 
this patch is no longer needed.  Sebastian?
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