linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/8] lib: string: Introduce strreplace

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Message-ID: <20150604223753.GO7232@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 2015 23:37:53 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/8] lib: string: Introduce strreplace

On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 03:56:07AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Seems sensible, but the name maybe could be be more
> explicit as strreplace seems like it should more like
> a string substitution rather than a char substitution.
> 
> Maybe strsubstchr or something like it (strtranschr?)

Why not go the full monty and call it strtrtsstrrrtst(), with
strtrtssstrrtst() doing almost, but not quite the same thing?
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