linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: Cleanup string initializations (char[] instead of char *)

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Date:	Thu, 22 May 2014 23:57:44 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@....de>
Cc:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org" <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: Cleanup string initializations (char[] instead
 of char *)

On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Manuel Schölling
<manuel.schoelling@....de> wrote:

> Initializations like 'char *foo = "bar"' will create two variables: a static
> string and a pointer (foo) to that static string. Instead 'char foo[] = "bar"'
> will declare a single variable and will end up in shorter
> assembly (according to Jeff Garzik on the KernelJanitor's TODO list).
>
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Schölling <manuel.schoelling@....de>

At this point of the release cycle I do not dare to apply this.

Please work in Thierry's errors and resend after the merge window.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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