Changes in kernel/generic/src/lib/str.c [1772e6d:8e893ae] in mainline

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• kernel/generic/src/lib/str.c (modified) (3 diffs)

kernel/generic/src/lib/str.c

@@ -456 +456 @@
  *
  * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff their length is equal
- * and both strings consist of the same sequence of characters.
- *
- * A string S1 is less than another string S2 if it has a character with
- * lower value at the first character position where the strings differ.
- * If the strings differ in length, the shorter one is treated as if
- * padded by characters with a value of zero.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
+ * characters on the minimum of their lengths.
  *
  * @param s1 First string to compare.
  * @param s2 Second string to compare.
  *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if the first is less than the second,
- *         1 if the second is less than the first.
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
+ *         1 if second smaller.
  *
  */
@@ -499 +494 @@
  *
  * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff
- * min(str_length(s1), max_len) == min(str_length(s2), max_len)
- * and both strings consist of the same sequence of characters,
- * up to max_len characters.
- *
- * A string S1 is less than another string S2 if it has a character with
- * lower value at the first character position where the strings differ.
- * If the strings differ in length, the shorter one is treated as if
- * padded by characters with a value of zero. Only the first max_len
- * characters are considered.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
+ * characters on the minimum of their lengths and the length limit.
  *
  * @param s1      First string to compare.
@@ -514 +501 @@
  * @param max_len Maximum number of characters to consider.
  *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if the first is less than the second,
- *         1 if the second is less than the first.
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
+ *         1 if second smaller.
  *
  */