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From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
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Subject: Re: Mis-feature in -current
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[ strlen used in -current ]

> > > How many times is strlen used, and could it maybe be recoded instead?
> > 
> > Why would it need to be recoded?  As it stands currently (and this will
> > not change for some time), the code in libkern/strlen.c is completely
> > adequate to do the job.
> 
> I meant recoded to not use strlen.
> 
> wchar_t springs to mind as a likely reason.

I'm just trying to fix -current, not re-code the kernel.  If it ain't
broke, don't fix it.  If it is broke, fix the broken-ness and not
introduce new brokeness because it sounds like a good idea.


Nate