Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] lib: string: add strreplace_nonalnum

[Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>]

On 04.03.2019 20:22, David Miller wrote:
> From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 19:54:16 +0100
> 
>> On 03.03.2019 19:36, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>>> On 03.03.2019 18:19, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>>>> Add a new function strreplace_nonalnum that replaces all
>>>> non-alphanumeric characters. Such functionality is needed e.g. when a
>>>> string is supposed to be used in a file name. If '\0' is given as new
>>>> character then non-alphanumeric characters are cut. 
>>>>
>>>> There doesn't seem to be a maintainer or mailing list for lib/string.c
>>>> Therefore I hope it's ok to submit this through the netdev tree.
>>>>
>>>> Heiner Kallweit (2):
>>>>   lib: string: add strreplace_nonalnum
>>>>   net: phy: aquantia: use new function strreplace_nonalnum
>>>>
>>>>  drivers/net/phy/aquantia_hwmon.c | 10 +---------
>>>>  include/linux/string.h           |  1 +
>>>>  lib/string.c                     | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>  3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>> Greg still has some concerns, let's see what the outcome of this
>>> discussion is.
>>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/3/3/151
>>>
>> This series should be deferred to next merge window.
> 
> Ok I'll revert, sorry I just saw this.
> 
Thank you!