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 <static...@staticfox.net> --- 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); -- 2.9.0
