linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] lib/string_helpers et al.: Change return value of strreplace()

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Message-ID: <2023060537-espionage-comfort-3e56@gregkh>
Date:   Mon, 5 Jun 2023 18:57:48 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Cezary Rojewski <cezary.rojewski@...el.com>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] lib/string_helpers et al.: Change return value of
 strreplace()

On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 05:04:43PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 07:58:40PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > On April 5, 2023 7:38:40 AM PDT, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > >On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 04:24:42PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > >> On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 04:34:31PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > >> > On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 02:37:01PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > >> > > It's more convenient to have strreplace() to return the pointer to
> > >> > >  the string itself. This will help users to make their code better.
> > >> > > 
> > >> > > The patch 1 kills the only user of the returned value of strreplace(),
> > >> > > Patch 2 converts the return value of strreplace(). And patch 3 shows
> > >> > > how it may be useful. That said, the series can be routed via fs tree,
> > >> > > with or without the last patch.
> > >> > 
> > >> > Since there are no comments, who can apply this (patches 1 and 2)?
> > >> > Greg, are you fine with the kobject change?
> > >> 
> > >> Sure, want me to take them all through my driver-core tree?
> > >
> > >Fine by me! Dunno about others. Kees?
> > 
> > Yeah, that's cool by me. :)
> 
> Greg, does this slip through the cracks?

It did.  Can someone resend this?

thanks,

greg k-h