lib/string_helpers: introduce generic string_unescape
There are several places in kernel where modules unescapes input to convert C-Style Escape Sequences into byte codes. The patch provides generic implementation of such approach. Test cases are also included into the patch. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: clarify comment] [akpm@linux-foundation.org: export get_random_int() to modules] Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> Cc: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com> Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Cc: William Hubbs <w.d.hubbs@gmail.com> Cc: Chris Brannon <chris@the-brannons.com> Cc: Kirk Reiser <kirk@braille.uwo.ca> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@@ -1485,6 +1485,7 @@ unsigned int get_random_int(void)
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EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_random_int);
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/*
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* randomize_range() returns a start address such that
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