linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC 2/2] lib: string: Make all calls to strnicmp into calls to strncasecmp

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Date:	Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:17:27 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 2/2] lib: string: Make all calls to strnicmp into
 calls to strncasecmp

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 11:13:16AM +0200, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> Anyway, I was also planning on sending tree-wide patches doing
> s/strnicmp/strncasecmp/, and then removing the hack from string.h, but I
> first wanted to get feedback on the first patch and maybe some guidance
> on how to properly deal with the module issue (e.g., does the kernel
> need to export a strnicmp symbol forever?).

Once we remove the in kernel users then we can remove the function.
Don't worry about out of tree modules.

regards,
dan carpenter

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