linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC 1/2] lib: string: Remove duplicated function

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Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:43:13 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 1/2] lib: string: Remove duplicated function

On Fri, 2014-09-12 at 11:01 +0200, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
> Would it make sense to add a checkpatch warning to ensure new users
> are not introduced, and then remove it when the wrapper is also removed?

<shrug> Generally the rate of introduction is pretty low.

Generally, just making sure it's not used is good enough.

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