Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] lib/string: introduce match_string() helper

[Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>]

Hello,

On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 09:53:48AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> There are users of a simple string matching in the array. Let's do a common
> helper for that.
> 
> Two users are updated in the series. one more is coming [1].
> 
> [1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/kernel/msg2074265.html
> 
> The series is compile tested.
> 
> Andy Shevchenko (3):
>   lib/string: introduce match_string() helper
>   drm/edid: convert to use match_string() helper
>   ata: hpt366: convert to use match_string() helper
> 
>  drivers/ata/pata_hpt366.c       | 13 +++++--------
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c | 17 ++++++-----------
>  include/linux/string.h          |  7 +++++++
>  lib/string.c                    | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

While increase in LOC isn't the only indicator, we're adding two
helper functions each for two usages.  I'm not quite sure the addition
of helpers is paying off here.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun