Re: [PATCH] linux/string.h: Introduce streq macro.

[Pekka Enberg]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:33 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Because !strcmp() is idiomatic C.
>
> This is the same kind of stupidity as
>
> #define BEGIN {
> #define END   }

No it's not.

It's the same kind of API extension kstrdup(), for example, is.
Whether or not we should it do it is a separate matter and I think the
only reasonable argument for and against is whether it (a) reduces the
number of bugs, (b) improves code readability significantly, or (c)
generates better code.

                        Pekka
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