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Re: [PATCH 3/7] name_equal: return early from function if src null-termi
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Marin Ramesa |
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Re: [PATCH 3/7] name_equal: return early from function if src null-terminates in the loop |
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Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:59:02 +0200 |
On 13.09.2013 15:41:47, Neal H. Walfield wrote:
> At Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:06:33 +0200,
> Marin Ramesa wrote:
> >
> > On 13.09.2013 14:42:44, Neal H. Walfield wrote:
> > > At Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:31:53 +0200,
> > > Marin Ramesa wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/device/dev_name.c b/device/dev_name.c
> > > > index bf541df..6ce4b19 100644
> > > > --- a/device/dev_name.c
> > > > +++ b/device/dev_name.c
> > > > @@ -69,9 +69,12 @@ name_equal(src, len, target)
> > > > int len;
> > > > char *target;
> > > > {
> > > > - while (--len >= 0)
> > > > + while (--len >= 0) {
> > > > if (*src++ != *target++)
> > > > return FALSE;
> > > > + if (*src == '\0' && *target != '\0')
> > > > + return FALSE;
> > > > + }
> > >
> > > Shouldn't this return TRUE?
> > >
> > > Neal
> >
> > I don't think so. The function tests if 'src' and 'target' are
> > equal for 'len' characters, so if 'src' null-terminates inside the
> > loop and 'target' doesn't, it means that they are not equal (btw in
> > the comments it says that 'target' is sure to be null-terminated).
>
> This is clearer, I think:
>
> if (*src == '\0' || *target == '\0')
> return (*src == '\0' && *target == '\0');
Yes. I think that's a better solution. It takes care of the case when
target null-terminates in the loop.
[PATCH 4/7] another small change in style for consistency, Marin Ramesa, 2013/09/13
[PATCH 5/7] remove preprocessor comments, Marin Ramesa, 2013/09/13
[PATCH 6/7] use boolean_t instead of an int, Marin Ramesa, 2013/09/13
[PATCH 7/7] another small change in style for consistency, Marin Ramesa, 2013/09/13
Re: Small cleanup of device name routines, Samuel Thibault, 2013/09/15