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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
index 10063300b830..ce81aaec3839 100644
--- a/lib/string.c
+++ b/lib/string.c
@@ -58,14 +58,6 @@ int strncasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t len)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(strncasecmp);
#endif
-#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNICMP
-#undef strnicmp
-int strnicmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t len)
-{
- return strncasecmp(s1, s2, len);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(strnicmp);
-#endif
#ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCASECMP
int strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
@@ -321,12 +313,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(strchrnul);
*/
char *strrchr(const char *s, int c)
{
- const char *p = s + strlen(s);
- do {
- if (*p == (char)c)
- return (char *)p;
- } while (--p >= s);
- return NULL;
+ const char *last = NULL;
+ do {
+ if (*s == (char)c)
+ last = s;
+ } while (*s++);
+ return (char *)last;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(strrchr);
#endif
@@ -604,6 +596,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset);
* @s: Pointer to the start of the area.
* @count: The size of the area.
*
+ * Note: usually using memset() is just fine (!), but in cases
+ * where clearing out _local_ data at the end of a scope is
+ * necessary, memzero_explicit() should be used instead in
+ * order to prevent the compiler from optimising away zeroing.
+ *
* memzero_explicit() doesn't need an arch-specific version as
* it just invokes the one of memset() implicitly.
*/