[PATCH v2] lib: Make strreplace prototype compatible with C++

From: Matt Ullman
Date: Fri Jun 17 2016 - 13:24:58 EST


Since "new" is a keyword in C++, this breaks compilation when string.h
is included in a C++ file. For example, this affects VirtualBox Guest
Additions.

https://www.virtualbox.org/pipermail/vbox-dev/2015-August/013368.html

Signed-off-by: Matt Ullman <staticfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Thanks for your feedback and I agree. I've made the requested changes.
include/linux/string.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index 26b6f6a..1e5183b 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ extern int memcmp(const void *,const void *,__kernel_size_t);
extern void * memchr(const void *,int,__kernel_size_t);
#endif
void *memchr_inv(const void *s, int c, size_t n);
-char *strreplace(char *s, char old, char new);
+char *strreplace(char *, char, char);

extern void kfree_const(const void *x);

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